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New Transport Related Legal Cases

APL Co. Pte Ltd Vs. Peer Voss Singapore Court of Appeal 5 Oct. 2002 Straight Bill of Lading: The issue decided in this case is whether, in relation to a straight bill of lading, i.e. one that makes the goods deliverable to a specific person as consignee, without the words "to order", the carrier may deliver the goods to the named consignee without production of the bill of lading. The Court of Appeal upheld the High Courts decision that the carrier, in this case, APL, may not do so, and was in breach of contract to the shipper, Peer Voss, in delivering the goods to the consignee without production of the bill of lading.
www.onlinedmc.co.uk/apl_v__voss_peer.htm

Northern Queen Inc. v. Kinnear
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 7 2002
Electrosteel Castings Limited Vs. Scan-Trans Shipping & Chartering English Commercial Court 9 Oct. 2002 Arbitration: This case raised a number of issues on the construction of a contract, in particular whether the court can look at a previously concluded agreement between the parties when construing the contract in question -- and if it can, in what circumstances the prior agreement will be of any help. The decision also emphasizes the importance the court will attach to the qualifying words "as agents only" added to a signature. www.onlinedmc.co.uk/electrosteel_v_.htm
http://www.onlinedmc.co.uk/electrosteel_v_.htm

U.S. Coast Guard Civil Penalty Appeals
https://afls16.jag.af.mil/dscgi/ds.py/View/Collection-5290

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