Entries by Cherry Almeida

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UNCITRAL’s Negotiable Cargo Document: Revolutionary or Just Another Layer?

The United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents on 15 December 2025, a treaty developed by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Its purpose is to introduce a treaty-based mechanism for the use of negotiable cargo documents across all modes of transport—something that already exists in […]

Press release – Willemijn Putz joins Caland

Caland Advocaten is pleased to announce that as per February 1, Willemijn Putz will join our firm, bringing with her a valuable record of legal expertise and international experience in the maritime industry. “I am excited to join Caland Advocaten at this stage in my career,” said Willemijn Putz. “I look forward to contributing to […]

Press Release 06 October

Caland Welcomes Ynke Ooijkaas and Marieke van den Dool – Expanding Expertise Rotterdam, 6 October 2025 – Caland is delighted to announce that Ynke Ooijkaas and Marieke van den Dool have joined the firm. Their arrival adds valuable expertise in inland shipping and shipbuilding, with a particular focus on yacht construction, further expanding Caland’s already […]

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The long hand of the double sale

In these times of COVID-19 we see it more and more: parties who sell their goods twice to different buyers, sometimes even before the sellers became actual owners of the goods. This is more common in the commodity trade and especially in the metal trade: at the height of price fluctuations it happens frequently. Unfortunately, […]

Ship owner clueless due to choice of flag

Anyone who gets on board a ship is left at the mercy of the gods. Or so can it feel. But seafarers not only have to deal with the weather circumstances and the long time at sea. No. Also legally there is much more to it than one might at first think. The Maritime Labour […]