Recent Casualties Highlight Importance of Cargo Insurance - iContainers
The ocean freight industry has seen several major incidents over the past few weeks, including two fires on board two separate Maersk vessels, and a containership collision in Karachi Port that forced the temporary closure of the port. These incidents underscore the importance of always buying cargo insurance to protect merchandise and cushion damage, says Klaus Lysdal, Vice President of Sales and Operations at iContainers, a 100 percent online freight forwarder. The major fire…
Move for Increased Compensation for Passengers
Shipping Minister David Jamieson underlined the UK's support for an improved compensation scheme for death or injury to fare-paying passengers or for loss of luggage, when he signed the 2002 Athens Protocol at the International Maritime Organisation IMO in London. - significant increase in the carriers limit of liability for claims from fare paying passengers. These measures will make it much easier for claimants to recover compensation promptly, and efficiently, by providing them with the right to take direct action against the shipowner's insurer. "Signing the 2002 Athens Protocol emphasises the UK Government's commitment to ensuring that fare paying passengers on international voyages are able to receive compensation at realistic levels for death or personal injury claims.
Vague Notice on Passenger Ticket Does Not Limit Liability
The U.S. carrier's liability for the death of a passenger. In the instant case, plaintiff's decedent and plaintiff purchased tickets in California for a Mediterranean cruise. Athens Convention). During the cruise in Greek waters, plaintiff's decedent fell overboard and drowned. Plaintiff sued in federal court for, among other things, wrongful death under the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA). The trial court granted the carrier's motion for partial summary judgment limiting its liability to that provided for in the Athens Convention and plaintiff appealed. The appellate court reversed, holding that a reference in a passenger ticket to the Athens Convention is too vague to justify limiting the liability of a claimant for wrongful death. Wallis v. Princess Cruises, Inc.
