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Support for carriage of cargo by sea / river transport

Development and agreement of terms and order of transportation of cargo: type of cargo and method of carriage by sea, delivery of vessel and loading of cargo (place, deadline, route, laydays), bill of lading (order of issuing and handing over the document, special clauses), loading and discharge of cargo (authority for receiving of cargo, storage of cargo, payments to hand out cargo, cargo survey), freight payments (order of establishment of freight sums, additions to freight and freight discounts), liability of carrier, of the sender, the charterer, demurrage issues (liquidated damages for breach of duty to load in period of laydays).
Methods of management of legal risks in logistics: material terms and available legal methods.
Guarantees of seaworthiness of vessel.
Carriage of goods by sea contract, long-term contract, charter party contracts, bills of lading, handling of cargo contract, based on methods of risk management.
Legal regulation of terms of loading / discharge of vessel, including laydays, demurrage.
Notice of readiness of vessel for loading.
Minimization of risks of claims for damages for detention of vessel.
Drafting of terms of cargo documents, including bills of lading, sea-way bills and other documents testifying acceptance of cargo for carriage.
Assignment of rights for disposal of cargo.
Regulation of rights and duties of carrier or cargo owner in relation to cargo.
Minimization of risks of refusal by the carrier to perform carriage of goods by sea contract.
Minimization of risks of refusal by cargo sender or charterer to perform carriage of goods by sea contract.
Legal regulation of delivery and acceptance of cargo for carriage.
Guarantees for collection of payments at the stage of handing out cargo to receiver and on withhold of cargo
Notification about loss or damage to cargo.
Minimization of risks for liability of the carrier.
Regulation of demands for the carrier, his employees and agents.

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