Background: Due to the absence of unified global regulations, defining the service and legal role of freight forwarders is challenging. This, as well as the lack of a standardized limit to the freight forwarder's liability for loss or damage to the cargo, introduces misunderstandings into his...

Am 1.8.2021 ist das neue Personenbeförderungsgesetz in Kraft getreten. Es definiert neue Formen der Mobilität. Die Reform enthält zwei Neuerungen: Erstens wird ein neuer Gelegenheitsverkehr, der gebündelte Bedarfsverkehr, zugelassen und damit die Rechtsgrundlage für derartige...

This paper details the history of Jetty, an app-based collective transport platform operating in Mexico City since August 2017. It sets out the origins of the idea, recounts the strong competitive and regulatory pushback Jetty has faced, and evaluates Jetty's current growth and impact. In this...

"Gennem forordninger og direktiver regulerer EU i dag mange vigtige samfundsområder. Spørgsmålet er, hvor det efterlader det danske folkestyre. Er der et nationalt råderum, der kan eller skal udfyldes med nationale danske regler? Hvordan udformes disse regler, og har Folketinget...

Intro -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Overview of transportation logistics -- Abstract -- 1.1 Introduction: what is transportation logistics? -- 1.2 The importance of transportation systems -- 1.3 The history of transportation systems...

Institutionen und Rechtssysteme (UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT, ICC) -- Internationales Handels- und Privatrecht (CISG, Incoterms, Brüssel Ia, Rom I, Rom II) -- Abkommen für Logistik und Transport (CMR, CIM, MÜ, WA, CMNI, Haag-Visby) -- Durchsetzbarkeit von Ansprüchen im Schadensfall.

In Central America, like many other developing regions, high transport costs are cited as an impediment to trade and economic growth. Prices for road freight transport -- a key mode of transport comprising a significant share of total transport costs for intra- and extra-regional trade, are...

The specific characteristics of transport services and markets, including their importance in socioeconomic terms, are such that Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) is particularly likely to yield major benefits when applied to transport policy. However RIA in transport is not as widespread as in...

This paper details the history of Jetty, an app-based collective transport platform operating in Mexico City since August 2017. It sets out the origins of the idea, recounts the strong competitive and regulatory pushback Jetty has faced, and evaluates Jetty's current growth and impact. In this...

In Central America, like many other developing regions, high transport costs are cited as an impediment to trade and economic growth. Prices for road freight transport -- a key mode of transport comprising a significant share of total transport costs for intra- and extra-regional trade, are...

There has been much debate over the past few decades regarding the desirability of implementing an Australian high-speed rail (HSR) system along the nation’s eastern seaboard. The cost of building such infrastructure has meant that governments have been reluctant to pursue its development....

In Central America, like many other developing regions, high transport costs are cited as an impediment to trade and economic growth. Prices for road freight transport-a key mode of transport comprising a significant share of total transport costs for intra- and extra-regional trade, are...