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Intermediary September 2006
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Henrik Lehmann retires
Henrik Lehmann, Deputy Chairman of ITIC, retired in March 2006. His company,
Lehmann Nordic A/S, became members of ISBA (International Shipbrokers and
Agents P&I Club) in 1976. A couple of years later, Henrik was asked
to join the board for the usual term of one year.
After the first couple of meetings, the board of ISBA approved the merger of ISBA with CSPI (Chartered Shipbrokers P&I, a Club established in 1925), and CISBA (Chartered and International Shipbrokers and Agents P&I) was born. Henrik was invited to remain on the board of the new Club, although his 12 months had elapsed.
In 1984, as the number of members increased and as competition appeared in the form of the Transport Intermediaries Mutual (TIM) run by Thomas Miller, the Board of CISBA, then chaired by Henrik, concluded that the time had come to invite a specialist company to manage the Club. Consequently,Tindall Riley (managers of Britannia P & I Club) were invited to run CISBA, and Henrik took a great interest in the growth of the Club under its new management.
The first discussions on the merger with TIM took place in 1989 and CISBA and TIM merged in 1992 to create ITIC. Henrik was appointed Deputy Chairman of the new Club.
Since then, the organisation has never looked back, first under the joint management of Tindall Riley and Thomas Miller, and from 1996 under the sole management of Thomas Miller. Members are still joining in increasing numbers, finances are going from strength to strength and Henrik is delighted to have been involved during the most successful period in the history of mutual insurance for transport intermediaries.
ITIC Board of Directors
The Club has announced the retirement of Deputy Chairman Henrik Lehmann (as reported adjacent) from the board of directors. Steven See and Simon Morse have also retired from the board.
Peter French of BMT Ltd (London) and Bob Flynn of Mallory, Jones Lynch Flynn & Associates Inc (Geneva) joined the board in March 2006 and Terence Sit of Jardine Shipping Services (Hong Kong) and Bjorn Tonsberg of Wilhelmsen Maritime Services AS (Singapore) will join the board in September 2006.
Lloyd’s Ship Managers Conference
Charlotte Kirk will be speaking at the 16th annual Lloyd's Ship Manager Ship Management Conference in Cyprus on 11th and 12th October 2006.
For more details visit :
www.lloydslistevents.com/lm1778
Thomas Miller Hong Kong
The Thomas Miller Hong Kong branch is the Asia Pacific headquarters for Thomas Miller managed Clubs such as the UK P&I Club,TT Club and ITIC. The office has over 30 staff with a wide range of professional qualifications (e.g.ACII / LLB holders, master mariners, and qualified lawyers), who provide it with substantial experience and local expertise when serving the members of the various Clubs.
Harry
Lee has recently completed a 19-month secondment to Thomas Miller's head
office in London and has now returned to the Hong Kong branch. During his
time in London, Harry trained with ITIC London, which he enjoyed very much.
On his return, he now assumes claims handling and servicing responsibility
for ITIC's Hong Kong membership, which mainly consists of liner and tramp
agents, marine surveyors, ship managers, and S&P / chartering brokers.
Harry is an economics and law graduate with eight years experience in handling a wide range of claims in relation to logistics contracts, charterparties and bills of lading, terminal operations, real property and business interruption, cargo handling, third-party liabilities, and professional indemnity (for marine professionals).
Tour Pour La Mer
A dedicated team from ITIM successfully completed the 125 mile charity cycle ride from Greenwich to Le Touquet recently.The "Tour Pour La Mer" was organised by V Ships, together with the American Bureau of Shipping and Intertanko, to raise money for the Missions to Seafarers and the Sea Alarm Foundation.
ITIM's team comprised of Chris Arnold and Roger Lewis. Shaded
from the morning sun by the masts of the Cutty Sark the team set off
at a good pace in the direction of Dover. Not content with the considerable
distance, the organisers decided that the cyclists would enjoy the challenge
of a more scenic itinerary; eighty-two miles and an aggregate hill climb
of three thousand feet. Later the team rolled into Dover and embarked
on the ferry to Calais.
After a night's rest in the hotel, the second day saw a return to unrelenting hill climbs for the first thirty miles, followed by a gala dinner in Le Touquet.
The event has been a great success for the charities it supported as well as a lot of fun for us. ITIM collected GBP 1,700 and we would like to thank all who sponsored us in this event, especially Ravenscroft Shipping, who were extremely generous.We are all looking forward to be next shipping cycling event rumoured to the London to Amsterdam, via Harwich, in September 2007 and Members are, of course, welcome to join us.