Updated: 30/04/2024
1.1. These terms and conditions apply to all Services undertaken (in whatever name) by Globalink Logistics group of companies, including Globalink Logistics DWC-LLC and any of its respective subsidiaries and affiliated companies, Globalink Logistics Group SIA (Latvia), KLN Globalink Logistics (Russia) Limited.
1.2. If Company and Customer have signed a contract including but not limited to the terms and conditions as are customarily applicable to Freight Forwarding Services, then then Services shall be governed by such Contract which shall prevail over these General Terms and Conditions to the extent of any inconsistency. These General Terms Conditions shall continue to apply only if relevant terms are not covered by such contract.
1.3. Actions in Tort: these terms apply to all claims against Company whether the claim is founded in contract, bailment, tort or otherwise.
2.1. Services means Freight Forwarding Services, services of any kind and whether physical, advisory or otherwise relating to the carriage, consolidation, storage, handling, packing or distribution of Goods as well as all ancillary and advisory services in connection therewith, including but not limited to selecting any performing third parties or the route and method of work, customs and fiscal matters, declaring Goods for official purposes, procuring insurance and collecting or procuring payment or documents relating to Goods.
2.2. Company means any company of Globalink Logistics group of companies including Globalink Logistics DWC-LLC and any of its respective subsidiaries and affiliated companies, Globalink Logistics Group SIA (Latvia), KLN Globalink Logistics (Russia) Limited.
2.3. Customer means any person having rights or obligations under a contract of or for Services concluded with Company or as a result of any work in connection with such services or any person having some proprietary or possessory interest in Goods relating to any such Contract or Services.
2.4. Contract means a contract, agreement and any other written deal concluded by Company and Customer about the rendered Services.
2.5. Goods (Cargo) means all goods delivered to the Company for or relating to the purpose of the Services including Dangerous Goods, Special Goods or Valuables.
2.6. Dangerous Goods means Goods whose storage, handling or transportation is, because of their dangerous or hazardous or noxious nature, subject to special regulation under the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (RID), European Agreement Concerning International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) and/or other applicable laws. These include, without limitation, Goods which are explosive, oxidising, compressed or liquefied gas, combustible, flammable, poisonous or radioactive.
2.7. Special Goods means any goods that are perishable, temperature, time, light and/or vibration sensitive, fragile, shipped in bulk or non-containerized, odd size or over-weight goods subject to the applicable limitations and constraints, or other goods, items, articles, live animals or plants and things requiring special operating conditions, treatments, care and environment, pre-carriage, in-transit and post-carriage monitoring, inspection and examination procedures, specified or designated special equipment, handling, stowage, stevedoring, lashing, packaging, escorting specialists and other special procedures.
2.8. Valuable Goods (Valuables) means bullion, coins, money, negotiable instruments, precious stones, jewellery, antiques, pictures, works of art and similar properties.
2.9. SDR means a Special Drawing Right as defined by the International Monetary Fund.
2.10. “in writing” includes agreements, booking orders, emails and any messages or recordings concluded by electronic means.
Company has full liberty, whether contracting as principal contractor or otherwise, to choose and/or substitute the means, route, parties, terms, and procedure (including without limitation the handling, stowage below or above deck, storage and transportation of the Goods) to be employed in all matters concerning the performance of the Services and to sub-contract or delegate, as the case may be, the whole or any part of the Services on any terms.
4.1 Where the whole or any part of the Services is performed or is to be performed by third parties (such as, but not limited to, carriers, warehousemen, stevedores, port authorities, and other freight forwarders and technical and advisory consultants) Company contracts with the Customer solely as its agent to arrange that whole or part of the Services unless Company issues to the Customer its own transport, storage or other document evidencing assumption by it of the role of principal contractor in that respect.
4.2 Otherwise Company contracts with the Customer as a principal contractor.
These terms apply whenever any claim (whether founded in contract, bailment, or tort) is made against an employee, agent, sub-agent, contractor, sub-contractor, or other person engaged in the performance of the Services and the aggregate liability of Company and such servants, agents or other persons shall not exceed the limit applicable to the Services concerned under these terms.
6.1. The Customer shall provide the Company with full information regarding the nature, size and dimensions, weight, packing of Goods, number of packages, points of origin and destination, date of cargo readiness for shipment, declared cargo value as indicated in the booking order.