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INDEX to The Cargo Letter:
OUR "A" Section: Trade, Financial & Inland News***
1. Freight Forwarder Trade Briefs ______________
2.
3. Freight Forwarder World Air Briefs ____________
4. FF World Ocean Briefs _____________________
5.
**Back By Popular Demand**
OUR "D" Section: FF in Cyberspace***
6. The Cargo Letter "Cyber Ports of Call" _________
OUR "E" Section: The Forwarder/Broker World***
7. New
A Forwarder
Warning
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OUR "A" Section: Trade, Financial & Inland News***
1. Freight Forwarder Trade Briefs _____________
***
http://offshoregroup.com/
***NAFTA Trade Rises ..... as
surface trade among the
***U.S. Deficit Decline ....... as the Georgia Center
of Innovation Monthly Logistics Market Snapshot shows growth in
*
* Intermodal
container volumes hit a record high in 2012 with 13.1 million moves, a 5.9%
increase year-over-year. Domestic container shipments topped 5 million for the
first time, reflecting a growth rate of 12.2% over 2011 activity. International
containers accounted for 52% of the total volume.
* Import volume through
major
* The
www.georgialogistics.com/
***"Best
Practice" Now To Be A Standard .....
as INTTRA has announced global study findings of
high-volume shippers freight forwarders which show 81% of surveyed ocean
shippers look to cut costs through e-Invoicing in 2013. Four years of economic
volatility have intensified pressure on carriers and shippers to seek new ways
to reduce costs and have seen no relief on pressure to increase service levels.
One cost reduction method that has demonstrated results across government and commercial sectors is electronic invoicing (e-Invoicing).
Once referred to simply as a "best practice," e-Invoicing is emerging
as a critical cost reduction tool for companies in or those impacted by the
struggling ocean shipping industry. INTTRA's fall
2012 e-Invoicing survey participants included 4 of the top 5 freight forwarders
in TEU volume.
www.inttra.com/
***Your
Voice Needed For Freight Policy .....
as the U.S. Dept. of Transportation is seeking
nominations for a committee to advise leaders about freight policies aimed at
improving the national freight transportation system. The National Freight Advisory
Committee will work with the Freight Policy Council, a group of DOT leaders who
are working to develop the National Freight Strategic Plan mandated in MAP-21.
The advisory committee is part of the council's plan to use stakeholder input
in its decision process. The committee will have at least 25 voting members and
meet at least three times a year, DOT said. It will exist for 2 years, but DOT
may renew its charter after two years. For instructions on how to submit a
nomination, go to:
www.freight.dot.gov/freight_
***
***Circling The Cash Wagons ....... as tensions among the world's
major economies over currency values and export competitiveness came to a head
this month, with G-20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs meeting in
www.g20.org/
***China
Pushes EU Envelope ...... as
it's leadership transition is complicating talks to resolve a
multi-billion-dollar dispute with the European Union over solar panels, pushing
both sides closer to placing punitive tariffs on each others' exports and risking
a trade war. The newly appointed chief of
***
www.wineinstitute.org/
***Forwarders
Taking More Risk ....... as
UK insurer TT Club notes forwarders are now "taking on a much higher
degree of supply chain risk and sustain greater liability by providing
increasingly complex and sophisticated services." Speaking as a judge at
the British International Freight Assn. (BIFA) annual awards in
***UPS
Supply Chain Solutions In Reverse ......
as UPS-SCS and Jabil Aftermarket Services will
provide reverse logistics services for return & repair programs to
high-tech original equipment manufacturers, service providers and enterprises
on a global scale. The collaboration will combine UPS-SCS' warehousing,
transportation, returns management and trade compliance capabilities with Jabil's reverse logistics planning, repair and call-center
support. UPS has 1.8 million pickup and drop-off locations in 147 countries,
and St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Jabil Circuit has 55
service centers in 21 countries.
***UPS
Aiming To Be The Leader ......
as it has expanded its healthcare facilities in
***FedEx Keeps
Cool ...... as it has rolled
out new services for temperature-sensitive shipments using liquid nitrogen dry
vapor, a dry ice alternative. The new offering can maintain a temperature of
-150 degrees Celsius for 10 days when combined with FedEx's CryoPort
Express Dry Shipper.Some of the benefits of the new
service include later cut-off times, domestic delivery options that range from
urgent to less critical and the ability to ship dangerous goods.
***New
Elite Member ..... as
Conqueror Freight Network has joined the Elite Assoc. of Logistic Networks
(Elite) after passing the qualifying criteria for membership. Conqueror becomes
the tenth network to belong to Elite following its official launch in late
2012. Based in
www.elitelogisticnetworks.com/
***Before We Insured The Motor Truck Cargo ....... as insurance for the car
has long been a major item in the budget of most households. The idea of
insuring cars against accidents began this month in 1898 when the Traveler's
Insurance Company issued a policy to Dr. Truman Martin of
***Too Few
Canadian Truckers ........
as there could be a shortage of 25,000 to 33,000 for-hire truck drivers by
2020, disrupting not only the trucking industry, but the entire Canadian
economy, according to a new study released by Conference Board of Canada. The
report found "tens of thousands" of current drivers are approaching
retirement age, and there are "a very small number of young drivers taking
their place," according to Canadian Trucking Alliance, which commissioned
the study. CTA President David Bradley said the report "quantifies the
magnitude of the emerging gap between the supply and demand for professional
truck drivers — a looming shortage which could be 14% or more of the entire
truck driver population in
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**Cargotec. DOWN with a year-on-year 67% net profit
decline in 2012 to US$119.07M.
**C.H. Robinson. UP with a 15.7% year-over-year increase in
revenue during 4th quarter of 2012, ending the period at US$2.97Bn.
**Maersk Group. UP with 2012 profit of US$4Bn, compared to
a loss of US$553M in 2011.
**Pacer International. UP as 4rth-quarter net income rose to US$2.2M or 6 cents a share, from US$1.1M, or 3
cents, a year ago.
**Pilot Freight. UP at US$500.6M in 2012 revenue, up 8% over
2011 and a company record.
**TNT Express. DOWN with a Q4 loss of US$198M, compared with
a loss of US$230M a year earlier, as revenue was flat at US$2.5Bn.
**YRC. UP with operating income of US$24..1 for 2012, a significant jump from the US$138M loss YRC
posted in 2011.
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OUR "B" Section: FF World Air News***
3. Freight Forwarder World Air Briefs __________
***The Biggest
Deal ...... as merger of
American Airlines and US Airways at US$11Bn will form the world's biggest
airline holding more than 600 new mainline aircraft on order, following talks
that began last August. The deal will create a new company to be based at
Dallas-Fort Worth, headed by AA chairman and CEO Thomas Horton, as chairman to
the new airline's board and representative to the oneworld
***FedEx
Management Downsize ...... as
a voluntary redundancy program has reportedly accounted for 10% of the
company's senior management, and that over 20 vice-presidents and managing
directors who will be leaving the company. While this has not been confirmed by
FedEx, the move is said to be part of a cost reduction plan announced in
October to achieve an "annual profitability improvement of US$1.7Bn in 3
years, with a big portion achieved in 2015." Bloomberg said redundancies
come because of a shift from air freight to sea and road transport by major
shippers, resulting in as many as 5,000 leaving FedEx in the next 18 months.
Job losses are said to hit FedEx Express and FedEx Services, and were in
addition to further cost cutting at FedEx Freight and FedEx Ground, reported
the
***Boeing Holds
It's Breath ...... as it
awaits a response from the U.S. FAA after submitting its plan to fix the 787 Dreamliner's batteries and get the company's most advanced
plane back in service. Boeing Commercial Airplanes President Ray Conner met
with FAA Administrator Michael Huerta at the agency's headquarters in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***Banning
Lithium Batteries ...... as
pending the outcome of the investigation being carried out presently in the
***Back
To Basics ....... as
***Airfreight In
The Chips ...... as Drewry, the UK-based analyst, says global semiconductor
sales rose 2% in Nov. 2012, the first increase in 16 months, saying this will
lead to a recovery in air freight demand. The finding is significant because
the semiconductor sector has been a long-term reliable indicator of air cargo
volumes, noted Atlanta-based Air Cargo World. Air freight rates fell in Dec. as
the trade returned to business-as-usual following the volume upsurge from
earlier technology product launches, Drewry's monthly
Sea + Air Shipper Insight report said.
www.drewry.co.uk/
***Single
E-Message Standard ...... as
the International Air Transport Assn. (IATA) has decided to build upon XML as
the strategic direction for the air cargo industry electronic messaging. In
March 2010, the IATA Cargo Services Conference (CSC) and Cargo Agency
Conference agreed IATA will stop maintaining Cargo-IMP standard messages by end
of 2014, and maintain only Cargo-XML standard messages. This will not prevent
anybody from continuing to use Cargo-IMP, but no new Cargo-IMP versions will be
released. This endeavour had been previously
supported by IFCC.
www.iata.org/whatwedo/
***United
Airlines Is On Time ...... as
it has announced exceeding its 80% on-time arrival domestic and int'l
performance goals for the month of January - the best combined domestic and
international performance for the month in 10 years. The airline explained that
despite challenging weather conditions across the system, it ended the month
with an 82.8% domestic on-time arrival rate and an 80.5% int'l on-time rate.
The on-time arrival rates are based on flights arriving within 14 minutes of
scheduled arrival time. Employees will be awarded a US$100 on-time bonus to recognise this performance.
***ARC Says
Flight Volume Supported ......
as the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers reported
the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel
agencies increased 4.77% year-over-year in the first month of 2013 compared to
the same period last year, totaling US$7.6Bn vs. US$7.2Bn in 2012.
www.arccorp.com/index.jsp
***Cargolux Seeks Buyer ......
as efforts to attract an investor to acquire a 35% equity interest has
attracted 8 potential bidders for the stake recently held by Qatar Airways
until re-capitalisation plans reportedly turned sour.
This comes despite the cargo airline's forecast that it would post a loss for
2012. However, Lloyd's Loading List said the company was confident that its
losses would be significantly lower than the US$60M budgeted. The stake in Cargolux was previously re-purchased by the
***Global
Aviation Regroups ...... as
the largest commercial provider of
***Turkish
Airlines In Africa ...... as
the world's fastest growing major carrier will to take 49% of a new
***AirCargo 2013 ......
as on 10 March 2013, the Countryman & McDaniel law firm will deliver a presentation on
effects of the Panama Canal Expansion at the AirCargo
2013 at the Red Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
www.aircargoconference.com/
***The Big Heist ...... as the Feb. 18 theft of
some US$67M worth of diamonds from the tarmac of Brussels' international
airport is a "huge blip on the radar," said retired FBI agent Bill Rehder, who spent more than three decades on Los Angeles'
bank robbery squad. An armed gang dressed as police officers stole £32M of
diamonds in a daring raid at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***Volumes >>>
***Guaranteed
Half Century Air Delivery .....
as it may have taken 46 years, but one boy's postcard
has made it home to Mom. Bert Jacobson sent the postcard to his mother in Pauls Valley, Okla., in January 1967, when he was 13 years
old. The card, from the Old Country Store Museum in
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OUR "C" Section: FF World Ocean News***
4. FF World Ocean Briefs
***The Solution
Was There All Along ........
as there appears to be reasons to hope the drop in pirate attacks off Somalia
means piracy as a serious threat is coming to an end as more ships have armed
guards aboard ready to repel boarders with military force, says Reuters. Only 5
ships were captured in 2012, down from 25 in 2011 and 27 in 2010, said the
report, adding that the last merchant ship to be successfully taken was 9
months ago, a far cry from two years ago, when several were taken in a week.
For many, the fall in attacks is a vindication of the decision to massively
deploy shipboard armed guards. Not a single ship with armed guards has been
taken by pirates, though some say security contractors have fired on innocent
fishermen from
***
Following months of acrimonious negotiations, the United States Maritime
Alliance (USMX), an alliance of container carriers, direct employers, and port
associations serving United States-based East and
***Helpless
Means Vulnerable .....
as the unarmed 7,114 deadweight ton French-controled Luxemburg-flagged tanker M/T Gascogne, seized by pirates off
***Port
Labor Resolution ...... as on
Feb. 21, 2013, the Journal of Commerce (JOC) published an article announcing that
the tentative labor contract previously rejected by the Office Clerical Unit
(OCU) of the Int'l Longshore and Warehouse Union
(ILWU) was approved on Feb. 20. On a joint statement issued by the lead
negotiators of the ILWU and the Harbor Employers Assn., they announced that
"OCU bargaining units voted and agreed to ratify the terms of tentative
agreements reached with the Harbor Employers Association member companies on
http://harboremployers.com/
***U.S. 8.5%
Annual Volume Gains In Feb. ......
as according to a Port Tracker report, 1.32 million TEU were handled in Dec.for the ports followed by Port Tracker, which
represented a 2.8% gain from November and an 8 percent gain from December 2011.
With December's tally, 2012 had a total of 15.8 million TEU for a 2.9% increase
over 2011. The ports surveyed in the report include: Los Angeles/Long Beach,
www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=
***Reliability
Record ....... as
dependability reached a new record high in the 4th quarter of 2012 with the
percentage of on-time ship arrivals across all trades increasing to 79.9%, a
rise of 6.4% compared with the preceding 3rd quarter. The new ship reliability
record eclipsed the previous best of 75.7% set in the 2nd quarter of 2012. This
was disclosed in the latest publication of Drewry's
quarterly report, Carrier Performance Insight, which showed significant
quarter-on-quarter increases in reliability in the last 3 months of 2012 based
on ship-level and container-level Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Hanjin Shipping toppedMaersk Line as the most
reliable major carrier with an all-trades on-time average of 90.2% in the 4th
quarter.
www.drewry.co.uk/
***NRAs For Foreign OTIs ...... as the Federal Maritime
Commission has announced its commissioners have approved the issuance of a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) allowing negotiated rate agreements for
foreign OTIs. Under the proposed rule, foreign OTIs will be able to enter into negotiated rate agreements
(NRAs) in lieu of publishing rates. In order to enter
upon an NRA foreign OTIs will need to register with
the FMC, supply more information than is currently required and renew the
registration every 3 years. The proposed rule will be issued with a 60 day
comment period.
***The Weigh-In Debate .....
as shippers and forwarders are fighting the Dutch
government's support for compulsory pre-shipment container weighing The Dutch
government must withdraw its support for compulsory pre-loading container
weighing, say the Dutch shippers' council (EVO) and forwarders' association (Fenex). The two bodies have called on the Dutch Parliament
to force the government to withdraw its "over-active" role
in support of compulsory container weight verification (CWV) within IMO. They
argue that such a rule would increase the cost and administrative burden of
trade and slow down the logistics chain, but at the same time it "would
not significantly improve maritime safety" However, the Dutch transport
minister, Mrs Melanie Schultz van Haegen,
has reasserted the government's position to support compulsory pre-shipment
container weighing within IMO. She reiterated that the two Dutch coalition
parties VVD (Liberals) and PvdA (Social Democrats) had
raised the joint objections from EVO and Fenex.
"They may oppose compulsory weighing, but the shipping lines don't,"
said the Minister, adding there are reports that confirm hazards to maritime
safety from incorrect weight declaration.
***More Ghosts ..... as
the global idle fleet of containerships has risen within a week to 280 vessels,
from an aggregated 739,000 TEU to 804,000 TEU, led by an increasing number of
idle units over 5,000 TEU which is expected to continue until the summer peak
season begins. According to Alphaliner, the slowdown
and growth in the idle fleet is attributed to the post-Chinese New Year, but
will continue to grow against newbuilding deliveries
at as much as 400,000 TEU by the end of the 1st quarter. Maersk
holds the highest number of idle units at 14 without assignment and 12 of over
6,000 TEU. The crippled 15,550-TEU M/V Emma Maersk is now idle due to a flooding of its
engine room during a transit through the Suez Canal to Asia and will be out of
service for at least a few months while in repair at Palermo. Vessels over
5,000 TEU are mainly carrier-controlled with only eight out of the 31 units
controlled by a non-operating owner (NOO). This is due to an unexpected decline
in cargo demand, which created an unexpected capacity surplus.
***China
Shipping Container Lines Bumps Up ......
as the
***Significant
Increase In Russian Volume Via
***Maersk's Largest Containership Stricken ..... as
the 15,550-TEU M/V Emma Maersk is en route by tug to Fincantieri's
repair yard in
***World's
Largest Ship Seen ...... as
the first picture of an almost finished US$190M Triple-E Class 18,000 TEU
container vessel, M/V Mærsk
Mc-Kinney Møller (IMO 9619907), has now been posted on
the Internet. It is a boat enthusiasts who shares
images on the portal Ship Spotting who has captured an image of the first 400
meter Triple-E vessel with a telephoto lens. The photo was taken at Daewoo
Shipbuilding in
www.shipspotting.com/gallery/
***UPS Expands Ocesn Service ......
as it has added more than 300 direct less-than-container-load (LCL) ocean lanes
to its global ocean product portfolio in 2012. The company said this expansion
was made to address market trends related to increased manufacturing and
consumer demand in many regions, with these lanes originating in
***Rivaling
The China Monopoly ......
as Maersk Container Industry (MCI),
***
***Swedish S/V Götheborg ........ as the largest
wooden sailing ship in the world has teamed with Swedish carrier Greencarrier as a marketing platform to strengthen the
company's brand.
www.soic.se/en/
***Throughput >>>
***This
Month In
1778 - Treaties of
commerce and alliance are signed with
1854 - Adm. Matthew Calbraith Perry anchors off
1861 - Steven R. Mallory, a former chairman of the U.S. House Naval Affairs
Committee, is appointed Secretary of the Navy of the Confederate States.
1861 - USS Saratoga, a member of the U.S. African Squadron,
captures the slaver sloop Express.
1945 - Naval units enter
1974 - Three Skylab III astronauts are recovered by USS New Orleans (LPH 11) in the Pacific Ocean about 150
miles west of San Diego.
1991 - Marine AV-8Bs conduct bombing runs off the flight deck of USS Nassau (LHA 4). This is the first time in
history that Marine AV-8B jump jets have conducted combat missions from a
helicopter assault ship.
1991 - Battleship USS New Jersey (BB 62) is decommissioned at
***"All Hands Magazine" ...... as the U.S. Navy has relaunched its flagship magazine for Sailors and their
families as an online publication. The new online version features stories,
photos and videos about topics that are relevant to Sailors and their families.
The magazine highlights Navy culture and heritage, and aims to be an
informative entertaining resource.
www.navy.mil/ah_online/
***Thunder Logs ..... as
drug enforcement agents in
***Khat Kaught ...... as U.S. Customs has made
the biggest seizure of east
***One of The
Greatest Survival Stories Relaunched ..... as
nearly 100 years later, a group of British and Australian adventurers have
discovered why. They re-enacted Ernest Shackleton's
journey to save his crew when their ship got stuck and sank in
http://forum.woodenboat.com/
http://shackletonepic.com/tim-
***Containerville .....
as
www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/
***The
Queen's New Cargo ....... as
after more than 4 years sitting idle in a Dubai port, the storied passenger
liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is bound again for the high seas as part
of deal to convert the vessel into a luxury hotel in Asia, officials said Jan.
17. The precise destination of the QE2 was not announced. But a map noted its
planned voyage ending in
www.theoceanicgroup.com/emp/
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5.
**Back By Popular Demand**
We're sorry, but there were so many sinkings,
explosions, pirate attacks, fires, cargo mishaps, battles on the water & other
disasters at sea that we do not have room to print even the highlights this
month. Many people lost their lives at sea this month!!
But you can read all this month's disaster news at our special Internet web
feature which provides full details of each event -- our Vessel Casualties & Pirate
Activity Database. Bookmark the site and visit every day! Updated twice daily.
SPECIAL NOTE: Please view the dramatic new pictures at our special
"Gallery of Cargo Loss" website feature.
www.cargolaw.com/gallery.html
See our newest photo
feature "Singles Only" -
Transportation Disasters Told In A Single Photo!
www.cargolaw.com/
Daily Vessel Casualties ...... as we don't want you to miss
the excitement of our 24 hour reports of the dramatic events at sea each day --
stories of casualties & pirates --- almost none of which are carried on
your local news. Edited daily by Christoph
Wahner, Esq. of Countryman & McDaniel.
www.cargolaw.com/
NOTE: The
historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker. It's dangerous out there.
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OUR "D" Section: FF in Cyberspace***
6. The Cargo Letter "Cyber Ports Of Call"
Here are our suggested world wide web sites of the
week for your business, your information and your amusement..............
Cargo & Trade>>>>>>
2013 International Transport Forum's Transport Achievement Award - Call For
Applications ............ deadline
15 March 2013
www.
Aircraft Spotting At LAX
www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_
Captain of the Costa Concordia Breaks His Silence
http://content.yudu.com/
Clean Diamond Trade Act Countries List & Summary
http://ofr.gov/OFRUpload/
Protect U.S. Fleets & Shipyards! Voice your Concern
www.virginiashiprepair.org/
Seven Days on The Queen Mary 2
http://travel.nytimes.com/
The Bionic Warehouse ..........
using warehouse technology to improve labor productivity
www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/
Training On Board ........ seafarers' fitness website has launched
www.trainingonboard.org/
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) New Final Rule For Importation of Biological Agents
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-
PRODUCTS>>>>>>>>>
"Dead Tired" -- Book Focuses On Pilot Fatigue And Its Consequences
www.deadtiredpilots.com/
P&I Clubs: Law and Practice. Edition No. 4.
www.researchandmarkets.com/
EVENTS>>>>>>>>>
Transport Events
www.transportevents.com/
Trade Shows, Exhibitions,
Conferences & Business Events Worldwide
www.eventseye.com/
World Trade Organization
Events
www.wto.org/english/news_e/
7th World Cargo Symposium .......12-14 March 2013, Doha, Qatar
www.iata.org/events/wcs/Pages/
9th Int'l Freight
Forwarders Conference .........
15-17 March 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
http://fnc-group.com/Fnc-Kul-
11th 3PL Summit ........18-20 June, Chicago
http://events.eyefortransport.
26th IGHC Ground Handling
Conference ........ 5 -
www.iata.org/events/Pages/
AirCargo 2013 ......... 10-13 March 2013, Red Rock
Hotel & Casino,
.www.aircargoconference.com/
Air Cargo & Logistics
Asia Conference and Exhibition .........
16-18 Oct. 2013, Singapore
http://atwonline.com/events/
Asia Pacific Rail 2013 ......... 12-14 March Ritz Carlton, Kowloon, Hong Kong
www.terrapinn.com/template/
Cargo Facts Asia Conference ......... April 16-17, Langham Hotel, Hong Kong
http://cargofactsasia.com/
Express Carriers Association 2013 ECA Marketplace .......... 9-11 April 2013,
Intercontinental Hotel, Dallas, TX
http://expresscarriers.org/
FIATA World Congress 2013
in Singapore ....... 16-19
October 2013
www.fiata2013.org/site/
IATA Ops Conference 2013 -- "The Checkpoint of the Future" ......... 15-17 April, Vienna, Austria
www.iata.org/events/Pages/ops-
JAXPORT 2013 Logistics & Intermodal Conference ......18-20 March 2013, Omni Amelia
Island Plantation Resort, Amelia Island, Florida
www.jaxportconference.com/
Marine Insurance
Association of Seattle Luncheon - "Oil Spill Response Basics in Washington
Waters" ......... 5 March
2013, Seattle
https://mias.memberclicks.net/
Sustainable Ocean Summit ........ 22-24 April
2013,
www.oceancouncil.org/site/
TOC Container Supply Chain
Asia Conference ........12-16
March, Hong Kong
www.tocevents-asia.com/page.
World Cargo Symposium 2013 ......12-14 March 2013, Doha, Qatar
www.iata.org/events/wcs/pages/
General Interest>>>>>>>>>
AA Pilot With Balls of Steel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1PY_
B-747 Flying In A Warehouse
www.whittierdailynews.com/
Ten Bets You Can't Ever Lose
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Scores Another Hit ....... includes video of intercept
http://navylive.dodlive.mil/
FedEx "Ground" Service
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw-
Fed Ex Messing With DHL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
iDoctor: Could A Smartphone
Be The Future of Medicine?
www.nbcnews.com/video/rock-
Iran's 'Fake' Fighter Which Experts Say Can't Fly Is Spotted In The Air ...... with a little help from
Photoshop
ww.dailymail.co.uk/
Not Yet Available For Sale, But Already Crashed -- 2014 Chevrolet Corvette
Stingray
www.wreckedexotics.com/
Spanish Treasure Convoys
www.maritimeprofessional.com/
The SS United States in 1984
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Utah Plane Crash Caught On Tape
www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?
Yacht Island ......OMG
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
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OUR "E" Section: The Forwarder/Broker World***
7. New U.S.
Transport Related Legal Cases _______
Great West Casualty
Company v. Cobra Trucking, Inc.
United States District Court for Montana
2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15036)
Insurer Unsuccessfully Attempts To Argue Subcontracting Is Brokering For
Coverage Purposes.......as the United States District Court for Montana
ruled on February 4th against an insurer attempting to decline liability
coverage for a freight forwarder being pursued for a traffic accident caused by
a subcontracted owner-operator. The policy covered carrier operations but
not brokerage operations. The insurer argued that because the forwarder's
equipment was not involved, the forwarder had "brokered" the load for
purposes of auto liability coverage. The Court disagreed, citing
statutory and common law distinctions between "carrier" and
"broker," distinctions long recognized for cargo legal
liability. The freight forwarder was identified as carrier on the bill of
lading and was legally liable for the carriage despite having subcontracted the
load to an owner-operator. On this basis, the Court ruled the forwarder
had not acted as broker under the policy. Insurers are reminded that
ambiguities in policy language will be resolved in favor of the insured,
regardless of underwriting intentions. Forwarders are reminded to review
their policies carefully to avoid coverage suprises
or costly coverage litigation later. Never hesitate to contact the attorneys at Countryman & McDaniel with any insurance questions - before
the
claim!
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Written from wire stories, the Associated Press, Reuters, Hong Kong Shipping
News Lloyds & other world sources.
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Michael S. McDaniel, Esq. Editor (Countryman & McDaniel)
Christoph M. Wahner, Esq. (Countryman & McDaniel) Daily Vessel Casualties
Bruce Lindsay, Esq.
(Countryman & McDaniel)
Maria Jackson (Countryman & McDaniel)
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