Air Freight Forwarder and Transport Operator Liabilities


The Forwarders and Non-Vessel-Operating Carriers (NVOCs) who operate services by sea, air, road, rail or river are included in this category. The risks and liabilities of intermodal operators, road hauliers, railway operators, warehouse owners, owners of tank containers for carriage of bulk liquids and powders, and operators of temperature-controlled equipment. End to end of Standard risks for reference as follows:-

  1. Liabilities for loss or damage to cargo
  2. Errors and omissions liabilities, including those for delay and unauthorised delivery
  3. Third party liabilities
  4. Customs liabilities and fines for breaches of regulations relating to immigration, pollution or safety at work.
  5. Investigation, defence and mitigation costs
  6. Misdirection costs
  7. Disposal costs
  8. Liability for sudden and accidental pollution, clean-up costs
  9. Unexpected quarantine and disinfection costs
  10. General Average and salvage guarantees and contributions
  11. Unrecoverable extra carriage costs in the event of your subcontractor becoming bankrupt
  12. Special Discretionary Insurance
You may be insured for providing services as any one of the following:
  1. a freight forwarder operating as agent
  2. Non-Vessel-Operating Carrier (NVOC)
  3. a trailer operator
  4. a tank operator or container operator
  5. a road haulier
  6. a railway or stack train operator
  7. an inland waterway operator
  8. a parcel carrier
  9. an air carrier
  10. a warehouse or depot operator
You may add the following special risks to the standard cover:
  1. Loss of or damage to owned or leased equipment, including marine war risks and strikes, riots and terrorist risks.
  2. Ships' agency liabilities
  3. Charterers' P&I and damage to hull
  4. Customers' cargo (all risks open cover)
  5. United States Federal Maritime Commission bonds for NVOCs

According to Civil Air Act?  or other Local and International Law?  Our liabilities looks like unlimited.


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