Claims examples
22/03/2012 -
Shipbrokers arranged a sub-charter. As is often the case the main terms of the sub-charter were fixed with the details “otherwise as per as the head charterparty”.
The sub-charterer asked for a copy of the head charterparty for...
22/03/2012 -
A Norwegian shipbroker made a claim against their principal for the commission on two newbuildings. The principal had appointed the member as their exclusive broker. The broker introduced the principal to a shipyard but the...
22/03/2012 -
Shipbrokers fixed a bulk carrier for a time charter of 90 days. The first voyage was via a port in Thailand where cargo was loaded for discharge at an African port. Unfortunately, during the outward passage, the ship...
27/09/2011 -
A broker was acting for the owner of a vessel trading in the Mediterranean. When considering an offer from charterers, which included the term “time from 1700 Thursday or a day preceding a holiday until 0800 hours next working...
27/09/2011 -
A chartering broker arranged a Contract of Affreightment (COA) between a Japanese owner and an American charterer (the first charterer). Under the terms of COA the owner had to offer one ship per month to the first charterer, who...
01/03/2011 -
Shipbrokers arranged a sub-charter. As is usual the main terms of the sub-charter were fixed with the details “otherwise as per as the head charterparty”.
The head charter had been sent to the broker together with a separate...
01/03/2011 -
For a number of years one of ITIC’s members had acted as a charterer’s broker for a steel trading company. They were asked to find a vessel to lift a cargo of steel coils and circulated the requirement to their usual contacts....
01/09/2010 -
A number of claims against shipbrokers are caused by a failure to take care who a message is addressed to. One example is the broker using the “reply” button, instead of “forward” in email communication. The result being that an...
01/09/2010 -
A shipbroker sought ITIC's assistance because fraudsters were using their address and VAT number. They advised that they had received a call from a man whose girlfriend wanted to buy a vintage sports car. The person selling it...
01/09/2010 -
A shipbroker, who was a member of ITIC, was acting for a ship owner. The owners had a demurrage claim against the charterers and the charterparty contained the following time bars:
60 day notification – mid January 2008
90...
