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How to File a Cargo Claim: The Step-by-Step Process
Notice deadlines, the documents you need, what carrier liability actually pays, and the three mistakes that kill a claim before it starts.
What Your Forwarder's Trading Conditions Actually Say
The standard terms behind every booking: liability caps, time bars, lien clauses and the agent-versus-principal distinction that decides who you can sue.
Institute Cargo Clauses A, B and C: What Each One Covers
A and C are not the same product at different prices. One covers all risks minus exclusions, the other covers a short list of named perils and nothing else.
Carrier Liability Limits: What You Actually Get Paid
Carriers are liable, but only up to a limit set per kilo or per package. On most cargo that limit pays out a fraction of what the goods were worth.
General Average: Why Another Shipper's Fire Can Cost You
Your cargo is undamaged, the ship is safe, and you still owe money. General average is the oldest rule in shipping and the one that surprises shippers most.
What Cargo Insurance Does Not Cover
The exclusions apply to all risks cover just as much as to the narrow clause sets. These are the ones that decline real claims on genuinely damaged cargo.
How Much Cargo Insurance to Buy: CIF Plus 10 Explained
CIF plus 10 percent is the default sum insured on almost every shipment. It comes from one line in Incoterms, and for some cargo it is materially too low.
Cargo Insurance Explained: Why Carrier Liability Is Never Enough
Carrier liability is capped by weight, not value, so it pays a fraction of most losses. Cargo insurance covers the gap, and it is cheaper than shippers expect.
Marine Cargo Insurance Documents: Certificate, Policy, Open Cover
Which insurance document you hold decides whether a bank will pay you. UCP 600 rejects a cover note outright, and that surprises people at the worst moment.
Handling a Cargo Claim Against Your Forwarding Business
A cargo claim lands on your desk and the clock starts on three separate deadlines, only one of which is the customer claim against you. Here is what a forwarder should do first, which notice periods genuinely bar a claim, what the current liability limits are, and how forwarders lose the right to pass a claim up the chain.
Marine and Cargo Surveys Explained: When You Need One
A marine or cargo survey is the independent record that settles a dispute before it starts, whether that is a buyer confirming quantity before loading or an insurer establishing cause of damage after arrival. Here is what each type checks, who pays, and how fast to move.