News / Forwarders should move quickly on Ever Given GA, but legal wrangle looms

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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has urged forwarders with cargo on board the Ever Given to begin General Average (GA) procedures with their shippers.

The vessel’s owner declared GA last Thursday.

Robert Keen, director general of BIFA, said: “When our members receive notification that a General Average has been declared for a vessel, whatever the position, their first action must be to give the importer immediate notice.

“The appointed average adjusters will need to be in possession of completed guarantees and bond ...