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Shippers on collision course with lawyers after Mumbai crash

The collision between the cargo ship Khalija III and the containership MSC Chitra on the channel into/out of the port of Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT), Mumbai (7th August), exposes just how risky the business of shipping can be for the ship operators and owners and the shippers. Delayed cargo The damage is not just in two badly [...]
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• Shippers claim to be falsely accused of damaging containers
  September 2, 2010
  The Shippers’ Voice has become aware of a seemingly growing problem around the world whereby shippers are allegedly unjustly being accused of damaging containers. They are being invoiced for repairs amounting in some instances to the equivalent of several thousand dollars. Views have come in to the Shippers’ Voice from various parts of the world expressing [...]
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• Shippers on collision course with lawyers after Mumbai crash
  August 18, 2010
  The collision between the cargo ship Khalija III and the containership MSC Chitra on the channel into/out of the port of Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT), Mumbai (7th August), exposes just how risky the business of shipping can be for the ship operators and owners and the shippers. Delayed cargo The damage is not just in two badly [...]
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• EU economy shakes and trade volumes fall - what happened to the peak?
  August 11, 2010
  The recent run of economic indicators for Europe all point to a declining optimism about the short and medium term fortunes. The declining consumer confidence, disposable income, increasing inflation, and fear of rising unemployment suggest lower trade growth. The latest data from the European Liner Affairs Association seems to bear this out. Last month the data [...]
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• Shippers need protection from unfair surcharges
  August 3, 2010
  In a letter to the editor of IFW (29th July), the Secretary General of the Asian Shppers’ Council reaserted the need for Asian governments to bring in rules and mechanisms to protect shippers from unfair surcharges. The letter read as follows: Dear Kizzi, It is interesting that the delays in port operations for various reasons are charged [...]
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• Air freight performance data – not much to shout about
  July 27, 2010
  June figures for air freight performance released by the IATA Cargo interest group, Cargo 2000 (C2K), reveal a slight improvement on cargo flown as planned over those reported in May, but they were still down on the same period last year. Looking at the detail, performance problems still appear to exist with the C2K forwarding members [...]
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• ELAA Monthly Trade Report: July 2010 – building for the peak
  July 9, 2010
  Despite some recent suggestions in certain quarters that the peak season may be short-lived this year, the latest container trade volumes recorded by the members of the European Liner Affairs Association show the start of the peak season moving ahead as expected. Figures released for May 2010 reveal a generally growing level of trade to and [...]
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• European Customs Information Portal (ECIP) could prove invaluable for shippers
  July 2, 2010
  The European Commission has developed the first phase of a new web portal to help businesses to understand and follow the customs procedures for importing goods into and exporting goods from the EU. The web portal is called “European Customs Information Portal” (ECIP). Designed as a single point of access to relevant and practical information, the [...]
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• Air cargo measuring performance
  July 2, 2010
  The latest performance measurements produced monthly by the IATA group, Cargo 2000, reveals in May 2010 an industry still suffering from the after-effects of volcanic ash the month before and perhaps capacity shortages as demand rises after the recession. Shipment volumes and quality began to bounce back on those trade segments the industry is measuring. Total [...]
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• UK public sector cut backs will hit trade facilitation hard
  June 28, 2010
  End of an era It is very likely that the world’s leading trade facilitation body, SITPRO, is about to close down. An organization that for almost 40 years has been at the vanguard of efforts to make international trade easier, is to be the latest victim of the financial crisis. Some people may be asking “SIT-who?”  But for [...]
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