Hello R2I Members,
I am stuck in a situation, your early responses are appreciated.
I relocated from Fremont Bay area to Pune recently and used a shipping agency which frequently advertises on the forum.
The container shipped from Fremont in Aug last week. Around 20th September i was informed by the shipping agency that the shipping company (Hanjin) which they booked the container on, went bankrupt and the container is going to be dropped in South Korea.
This is pretty unprecedented, but the shipping agency is telling me that they will try to get the container to India, but there will be additional charges for the same. I looked at the contract that i have with the agency, it is a door to door contract and does not list any additional possible charges.
Is anyone one in the same problem? Are the shipping agencies asking for more money? What is the guarantee that even after paying the additional money that my goods will be delivered in India?
Please comment/help asap at [email protected]
Urgent Help:Shipping Co is Bankrupt, container stuck in SouthKorea
Urgent Help:Shipping Co is Bankrupt, container stuck in SouthKorea
I am in pune now, anyone who can help or provide any info please ping me your US or India number so that i can call.
Urgent Help:Shipping Co is Bankrupt, container stuck in SouthKorea
sushilch;638482Hello R2I Members,
I am stuck in a situation, your early responses are appreciated.
I relocated from Fremont Bay area to Pune recently and used a shipping agency which frequently advertises on the forum.
The container shipped from Fremont in Aug last week. Around 20th September i was informed by the shipping agency that the shipping company (Hanjin) which they booked the container on, went bankrupt and the container is going to be dropped in South Korea.
This is pretty unprecedented, but the shipping agency is telling me that they will try to get the container to India, but there will be additional charges for the same. I looked at the contract that i have with the agency, it is a door to door contract and does not list any additional possible charges.
Is anyone one in the same problem? Are the shipping agencies asking for more money? What is the guarantee that even after paying the additional money that my goods will be delivered in India?
Please comment/help asap at [email protected]
What is your rationale for not naming that shipping agency ? This forum is like a mini Consumer Reports, and your experience, could help others considering R2I.
Urgent Help:Shipping Co is Bankrupt, container stuck in SouthKorea
I guess Sushil shared container with multiple people. Lucky I am not in the list :p
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Urgent Help:Shipping Co is Bankrupt, container stuck in SouthKorea
Take contract to a good lawyer in US.
Rest will fall in place
Rest will fall in place
Urgent Help:Shipping Co is Bankrupt, container stuck in SouthKorea
Dicky_Bird;638500Take contract to a good lawyer in US.
Rest will fall in place
Hi Dicky_Bird
Shipping company is asking for money in a day or there will be additional charges for storage etc.
Lawyers will not revert this quickly. 😞
Urgent Help:Shipping Co is Bankrupt, container stuck in SouthKorea
It is your contents that you are paying for, to get it shipped out of Korea, through TRAN-SHIPMENT to your destination. So, who so ever is making this claim for additional freight from you should be informed that you are paying this DEMAND of extra funds now, in addition to the agreed sum is EXCESSIVE and you are paying this sum UNDER DURESS. Then pay it by a cheque with an accompanying letter, with everything mentioned here in with the sum asked for and with the cheque details drawn on etc., with date and make MULTIPLE COPIES and ask the recipient to sign and date the same, on each and every copy.
Then get your goods to your home port. Then you have recourse to the case in hand. There will be many more who will join you and there will be a CLASS ACTION Law Suit, in which you can part take and recover a very small portion of the additional sum that you paid to get your goods. That will be a consolation prize for you.
They will prove that HANJIN Knew that they were BANKRUPT even before they hit the Dock wall in USA. They got rid of all of the containers and took on a load to head out to sea and altered course to their home port. All of this is known to me. But I am not getting paid to prove it. ALL the lawyers will be.
Enjoy this free bit of information. (Not an advice.)
Good Luck.
Freddie.
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The ill-fated Hanjin Rome, owned by the bankrupt Hanjin Shipping Company - has been sitting off the eastern coast of Singapore for more than a month.
The mid-sized cargo vessel was placed under court arrest here on Aug 29 after German shipowner Rickmers filed a civil claim for money it says it is owed by Hanjin.
When the Hanjin Rome arrived in Singapore on 29 August, no-one on board expected anything other than a regular port call. Little did they know that their trip was about to come to a grinding halt.
According to the Straits Times, Hanjin will have to apply to the Singapore High Court for the ship to be released, but for now, it is unable to berth or leave. "There is no development on this matter, nobody tells me any good news," Captain Moon Kwon Do said.
There are 24 crew members on board - 11 South Koreans and 13 Indonesians. Most of their contracts have yet to expire, which means they have to remain on board.
WSJ reports that the crew spends its days tending to the cargo and googling for news on their phones about their ship’s ill-fated owner, which filed for receivership in South Korea last month. Mostly “at ease,” they surf the web, chat, play cards, go the gym and watch movies—“legally downloaded,” according to the captain.
The crew still go about their assigned day-to-day jobs, says Moon, though there is also time for other activities, like watching movies and fishing. He adds that the ship has enough supplies of food, water and other consumables for the next 30 days, thanks to a chandler who came by on Sept 17 with provisions.
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Then get your goods to your home port. Then you have recourse to the case in hand. There will be many more who will join you and there will be a CLASS ACTION Law Suit, in which you can part take and recover a very small portion of the additional sum that you paid to get your goods. That will be a consolation prize for you.
They will prove that HANJIN Knew that they were BANKRUPT even before they hit the Dock wall in USA. They got rid of all of the containers and took on a load to head out to sea and altered course to their home port. All of this is known to me. But I am not getting paid to prove it. ALL the lawyers will be.
Enjoy this free bit of information. (Not an advice.)
Good Luck.
Freddie.
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sushilch;638482Hello R2I Members,
I am stuck in a situation, your early responses are appreciated.
I relocated from Fremont Bay area to Pune recently and used a shipping agency which frequently advertises on the forum.
The container shipped from Fremont in Aug last week. Around 20th September i was informed by the shipping agency that the shipping company (Hanjin) which they booked the container on, went bankrupt and the container is going to be dropped in South Korea.
This is pretty unprecedented, but the shipping agency is telling me that they will try to get the container to India, but there will be additional charges for the same. I looked at the contract that i have with the agency, it is a door to door contract and does not list any additional possible charges.
Is anyone one in the same problem? Are the shipping agencies asking for more money? What is the guarantee that even after paying the additional money that my goods will be delivered in India?
Please comment/help asap at [email protected]
The ill-fated Hanjin Rome, owned by the bankrupt Hanjin Shipping Company - has been sitting off the eastern coast of Singapore for more than a month.
The mid-sized cargo vessel was placed under court arrest here on Aug 29 after German shipowner Rickmers filed a civil claim for money it says it is owed by Hanjin.
When the Hanjin Rome arrived in Singapore on 29 August, no-one on board expected anything other than a regular port call. Little did they know that their trip was about to come to a grinding halt.
According to the Straits Times, Hanjin will have to apply to the Singapore High Court for the ship to be released, but for now, it is unable to berth or leave. "There is no development on this matter, nobody tells me any good news," Captain Moon Kwon Do said.
There are 24 crew members on board - 11 South Koreans and 13 Indonesians. Most of their contracts have yet to expire, which means they have to remain on board.
WSJ reports that the crew spends its days tending to the cargo and googling for news on their phones about their ship’s ill-fated owner, which filed for receivership in South Korea last month. Mostly “at ease,” they surf the web, chat, play cards, go the gym and watch movies—“legally downloaded,” according to the captain.
The crew still go about their assigned day-to-day jobs, says Moon, though there is also time for other activities, like watching movies and fishing. He adds that the ship has enough supplies of food, water and other consumables for the next 30 days, thanks to a chandler who came by on Sept 17 with provisions.
F.