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How persistent fraud led to a pitched battle over workers’ compensation

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FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.

In this week’s edition from the August 1981 issue, a heated debate over growing cases of fraud in workers’ compensation almost led to a revision in the act.

Workmen’s comp fraud

Longshore and shipyard union...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-persistent-fraud-almost-led-to-a-pitched-battle-over-workers-compensation

Miscalculation adds up to thousands in excess ocean freight charges

FreightWaves Classics is sponsored by Old Dominion Freight Line — Helping the World Keep Promises. Learn more here.

FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.

In this week’s edition, from the May 1978 issue, FreightWaves looks at an interesting dispute over responsibility for the extra charges one company incurred simply because of a paperwork error that lasted...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/miscalculation-adds-up-to-thousands-in-excess-ocean-freight-charges

A shipment of shoes led to an ongoing dispute

Every week, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.

This article comes from the July 1976 issue of American Shipper and details a dispute over the cost of shipping into Greece.

The New York firm South American Shoe Company was unpleasantly surprised when it received a bill for a shipment returning defective goods to Greece — the bill was more than four times...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-shipment-of-shoes-led-to-an-ongoing-dispute

Disputa marítima entre Turquía y Grecia en curso de colisión sobre las islas del mar Egeo

La falta de diplomacia exacerba la última disputa entre Grecia y Turquía por las islas del Egeo. El Mediterráneo oriental y las islas del Egeo, donde se superponen los reclamos griegos y turcos, vuelven a estar en el centro de atención en medio de la última disputa marítima entre Grecia y Turquía,...

https://fullavantenews.com/disputa-maritima-entre-turquia-grecia-curso-colision-sobre-islas-mar-egeo/?lang=es

Singapore, China to promote maritime arbitration

The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) signed a Cooperation Agreement with the China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC), on 13 November, to promote maritime arbitration, as an effective solution of maritime disputes.

Under the Agreement, SCMA and CMAC will cooperate to promote Singapore and China as two seats of maritime arbitration through joint conferences and programs.

The agreement will also see SCMA and CMAC work together to promote arbitration as an effective means of...

https://safety4sea.com/singapore-china-to-promote-maritime-arbitration/