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The latest Claims Review produced by the International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) provides evidence that, although ship arrest should in many respects be considered a last resort in the

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has reported a case in which a lay-up manager was held liable for a $250,000 contribution to a claim for extensive damage to a vessel whilst in

ITIC has warned that the so-called ‘hold harmless’ clauses in many of the contracts entered into by its members may contain pitfalls which could prejudice their rights. A mutual hold-harmless

Failure to properly clause bills of lading can cause many different problems. One example of this is a failure to make it clear that cargo is not loaded under deck. Ten containers of expensive

The past 12 months have proved to be very hard for seafarers around the world. The lack of crew changes in a pandemic made for a very miserable existence, which has been well reported. Despite some

A naval architect was instructed to design a vessel, to be used in a successful commercial passenger service, which could reach speeds of up to 20 knots in reasonable weather conditions. During sea

A tanker had changed from hard copy sea charts to electronic sea charts and it was a Flag State requirement that the second officer had an ECDIS Certificate. Unfortunately the ship manager overlooked

A shipbroker member of ITIC fixed a tanker for a voyage from the Black Sea to Singapore. Delays at the discharge port resulted in a demurrage claim of USD 217,000. The charterparty contained the

A ship agent arranged for the towage of an oil major’s rig through the Suez Canal. The oil major considered the cost to be high and refused to pay for the service. Agents in the Suez Canal have a

Chartering brokers fixed a vessel on behalf of charterers in Panama.  The vessel was time chartered for a voyage from Far Eastern ports to Arabian Gulf and Red Sea ports. Soon after loading had