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A hydrographic surveyor was appointed to conduct a survey for a harbour authority. The surveyor made a mistake taking the readings as they had not allowed for the depth of the transducer on the…

An offshore consultant performed a site assessment for a jack-up crane barge. The site was known to have some inherent difficulties for jack-up operations due to the underlying layer of soft clay…

As part of a pipeline project a surveyor carried out geotechnical sampling which required the collection of samples at numerous stations. Unfortunately the surveyor did not follow proper procedures…

A consultant was engaged to notify all interested parties along a route of a new telecommunications cable. The consultant did this in accordance with its principal’s instructions. However, whilst…

A hydrographic surveyor member of ITIC also carried out land surveys. They were contracted to set-out a shore entry point of a subsea power cable. The setting out of the entry points was done…

An offshore surveying firm signed a contract with an oil company, for the provision of geophysical surveys and geotechnical surveys over certain gas fields. The gas extraction in that field had been…

ITIC always emphasises the importance of using a suitable contract to ensure your position is clear and protected. This includes using a set of terms and conditions which are correctly…

The cargo manifests were inputted onto a port system 13 minutes past the deadline for 200 containers. As a result, when the ship arrived into port, the port did not know where to direct the…

Chloe Townley is your account executive for Argentina and Uruguay, who handles both underwriting enquiries and claims. Chloe joined ITIC as a Senior Account Executive in November 2022 after starting…

Welcome to this edition of The Wire, which has been produced especially for members based in Argentina and Uruguay. This edition includes an introduction to your account executive, Chloe Townley, a…