Newsletter december 2008

Europe - transitability and roadworks

Zone Hungary -> Romania Throughout 2008 and during 2009 in the stretch of border in Oradea there will be difficulties for the transit of special loads. During the period the chances will be different with respect to weight, route. Poland The work in progress that throughout 2008 took place will continue during 2009, many highway and bridges are under renovation.

Zone Slovenia -> Hungary Koper comes from news that over the next along this route even begin work.

Projects

During these six months have been carried out or start some projects: The Milan -> UA KRAMATORSK: This project was completed with satisfaction. In fact, a problem has occurred, a transit time of 20giorni, partly due to the type of load (wagon bridge 28m) and in part to chronic problems customs.

I Piacenza -> UA Batevo> RUS: The particularity of this project will be the combination of different methods of transport, road + rail.

Transhipment

The argument transhipment need clarification of certain technical terms - institutional. In case of person involved in shipping acknowledge he is used to speak abstruse terms (fot, for, fas etc. ..) the same case when you have to do the first few times through international trade. A neophyte who read a proposal could have big doubts, talk about ex-work or not, has a meaning and therefore responsibility, markedly different. In this regard we have prepared two documents that are also for future needs on our website: MADE> Incoterms Technical terms

Permission for exceptional transport

The issue of permits, as already mentioned in previous numbers is complex. Today, most technically forward in the problem. The application of appellant is that many customers on the technical potential of a vehicle and the report to its legal capacity. Community in Europe, as a rule, the surplus size and weights can be authorized only if the load is inherently extra templates or extra weight, unlike the sum of multiple loads can not create a special load. An example, two machines dim m 8.00x3.00x3.00x15ton, can be loaded on one half? Response -> No The real problem is that this is not always true. In some cases it is possible, let loads like Iran, Turkey, in some cases is admitted, that, as the argument weights of the past numbers (see 09) is a serious complication for all employees or less.

Insurance and "All risk"

The Bulletin 10 has created some confusion. The insurance scheme has two different regulations, national and international. In the first case, each country provides a platform similar legal, at least in the European Community that mandatory insurance than damage to third parties. In the case of special loads, unless otherwise agreed at least in Italy, the coverage is provided in 1euro/kg of damaged goods / disaster. Unlike the case of international passengers, the CMR Convention (see links on sites gf-group.eu/giuriato../heavycargo) provides a cover that recalls the concept UDC, or 8.33 Units of Account. The two are separate to avoid confusion. Take opportunity to point out a detail, the same claim for goods weighing 30000kg could be compensated up to 30000.00 euros in the case of transport services in Italy for example, very different from 249900.00 possible in cases of international shipping. The suggestions All Risk coverage for cases of shipments / Transport International, are still more for domestic cases, the covers are different.

Next appointment

In the next issue, thanks to my colleagues in the GGF ltd - Istanbul, company group, talk about some aspects of the customs zone in the Middle East.