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May 7, 2012

A Proper Receipt Creates A Warehouse Lien

We are constantly being asked by NVOCCs, forwarders and warehousemen whether they have a legitimate lien on the cargo in their possession, such that that they can hold the freight until being paid.  The answers are not simple: you only have a lien on freight if it was  a)given to you by the cargo owner; or b) given to you […]

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March 3, 2010

Goodbye COGSA, Hello Rotterdam Rules

By passing the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of 1936 (COGSA), the United States adopted as domestic legislation the Hague Rules, which govern liability for loss in ocean carriage. At that time, ocean cargo was transported largely by barrel and crate, and bills of lading covered cargo from port to port. Today, cargo is containerized and may travel long […]

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