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Sarah O’Connor elected as Asst. Province President
Sarah O'Connor has been elected as Assistant Province President for [...]
Cool Reception for Rotterdam Rules
The coming out party for the Rotterdam Rules may already [...]
Canadian Air Cargo Carriers Plead Guilty to Price-Fixing
The Competition Bureau – an independent agency of the Canadian [...]
Rotterdam Rules (II): Major Changes
The Rotterdam Rules, at 96 Articles, are much longer than [...]
Conditions Fail on Misdelivery
Forwarderlaw commented on a recent case where air freight was [...]
Rotterdam Rules (I): Where we are, and how we got here
The “Rotterdam Rules” is the informal name for the “Convention [...]
Gavin Magrath named to CIFFA National Board of Directors
Magrath O'Connor is proud to announce that Gavin Magrath has [...]
US won’t make 2012 deadline for cargo screening
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said yesterday that the DHS [...]
A Common Admiralty Law?
Over the next year the adoption (or non-adoption) of the [...]
CMA CGM to call at Port of Halifax
CMA CGM has announced plans to begin a new service [...]
Canada Announces DG Amendments
Canada's Transport Minister John Baird tabled amendments today to the Transportation [...]
The Scope of Federal Jurisdiction: Consolidated Fastfrate v Teamsters
Readers may be surprised to learn that an unheralded labour [...]
White House issues Arctic Security Directive
The Department of homeland Security release a National Security/Homeland Security [...]
Lost at Sea: Punitive and Aggravated Damages under the Athens Convention
On 22 March 2006, the Queen of the North grounded [...]
Canada Extends Arctic Claim
Canada’s Transport Minister John Baird announced on Wednesday amendments to the [...]
Seaway Workers, Management Reach Deal
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) released a press [...]
St Lawrence Seaway Workers’ Union Approves Strike Vote
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation issued a press release [...]
Federal Court decision on Taxpayer information
The Court amended their original decision (Gordon v Canada [2007] [...]
Federal Court Awards Costs Against Department of Justice
Costs were against against the Department of Justice representing Her [...]
FIATA 2008 Forwarderlaw Luncheon a Hit
Gavin Magrath, General Editor, and Peter Jones. Editor Emeritus, hosted [...]
USCG increases arctic presence
The US Coast guard issued a press release last week [...]
GAO Reports on US Supply Chain Security
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has just released a [...]
US Forwarders Foresee 100% Air Cargo Inspection
The Cargo Letter [445] reports that representatives from the two [...]
‘Ventilation’ costs on CBSA account, but not Delay
The Canadian International Freight Forwarders' Association (CIFFA) has recently expressed [...]