Lunch and Learn -- Issues in International Shipping

The HMAA Board of Directors, in partnership with the Houston Bar Association, is pleased to present the next Lunch & Learn:


Title:  Project Cargo: Issues in International Shipping

Format:  Panel Discussion, including HMAA Members: Thomas Damsgaard, John Hark, and Utsav Mathur

Topic:  The discussion will focus on the major liability pitfalls associated with the shipment of project cargoes, which have become increasingly more significant in today's economic environment.  The panel will explain some of the key risks, and some of the prevailing contractual, statutory, and commercial mitigation strategies employed by major players involved in a project cargo move:  the vessel owner, the logistics company, and the EPC contractor/project owner. 

Event Details:

Date:  March 9, 2016
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm

Address:

The Houston Club
910 Louisiana
Houston, Texas  77002

Price:  $35

Mid-June PSS Postponed!

Mid-June PSS Postponed;
Some Carriers Implement GRIs

Amid a volatile shipping market and concerns of US West Coast slowdowns, ocean carriers have postponed the peak season surcharge from the Far East and Indian sub-continent to the US and Canada. The PSS was announced earlier in the month with an effective date of June 15, which has been postponed to July 1. The proposed PSS rates are below.

$320 USD per 20’
$400 USD per 40’ STD
$450 USD per 40’ HC
$506 USD per 45’
$8 USD per CBM LCL ($8 w/m, $8 min)


The mid-June anticipated general rate increase for ocean shipments from the Far East and India to Canada has also been postponed to July 1. However, some steamship lines are opting to implement the GRI for shipments to the US.