News / ESC backs compensation claims for shipper victims of cargo rollovers

The European Shippers Council (ESC) has called for carriers to pay compensation to shippers that have had cargo rolled over at ports of loading.

However, in a sign that shippers are increasingly beginning to understand the woes suffered by their carrier suppliers, it also said shippers should accept the burgeoning practice of carriers introducing cancellation and cargo no-show fees.

ESC maritime policy manager Fabien Becquelin said: “Having cancellation fees looks fine for me, if applied rules are clear from the beginning – and if, ...