Publications - Transport, Logistics and Shipping
Supreme Court endorses bringing of direct action by carrier against main shipper in carriage by land
The Supreme Court has endorsed the bringing of direct action by the carrier against the main shipper, even if a court insolvency order has been issued on the intermediary that contracted it. In this judgment, delivered on March 3, 2021, the court…
The future of mobility features the aeronautical industry which, with its constant concern for R&D&I, is becoming a vector for sustainable growth in the medium and long term with groundbreaking and innovative projects.
Some of the projected changes are aimed at making the Canary Islands Special Register of Vessels and Shipping Companies more competitive, removing the minimum amount for arresting vessels or the regulations of unmanned ships.
Determining the causes of the accident will make it clear who can claim from whom, where, what procedure to use, and the applicable law. Parallel claims are foreseeable including possible action for recovery from the various insurance companies…
On May 19 the Official State Gazette published Royal Decree 339/2021 of May 18 on the safety and pollution prevention equipment of recreational craft.
The preliminary bills amending Maritime Shipping Law 14/2014 (LNM) and the Revised State Ports and Merchant Shipping Law (TRLPEMM) are currently at the public consultation stage. However, the government has not yet forwarded the specific articles of…
The transition period under the “Withdrawal Agreement” signed between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) in which the UK and the EU have to negotiate the terms that will govern their future dealings is set to end…
The Markets and Competition Commission has taken into consideration the parties’ intention for the forthcoming approval of a new framework agreement on employment in the stevedore dockworkers’ sector to observe the requirements laid down…
COVID-19 is particularly and adversely affecting shipping, in a similar way to events in many other industries. We examine what key legal issues need to be addressed by the shipping industry, the legislation approved on this subject in recent weeks…
We analyze from the standpoint of corporate law/commercial contracts, labor, tax, litigation and administrative law, the main new legislation introduced by Royal Decree-Law 15/2020, of April 21, 2020, adopting additional urgent measures to support…
The Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT) has published in the Federal Official Gazette (DOF) a ruling specifying the essential activities competence of the STC. This is in connection with the ruling published by the Ministry of Health…