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Please continue to send in your questions – we are enjoying them. You can email us at askeditorCR@thomasmiller.com My commission is being withheld due to the charterers failing to pay demurrage. Can

A marine surveyor was approached by a reputable law firm to provide an expert written opinion on behalf of their client. The surveyor was requested to provide an expert written opinion on the trade

A ship agent was informed that a ship was arriving on the Monday over a holiday weekend. However, the Master then advised the agent that their ETA had changed to the Sunday. The agent emailed the

Cybercrime unfortunately continues to be a hot topic, with businesses and individuals at risk of becoming potential targets of digital fraud. Any business or individual using electronic communication

ITIC Members (particularly ship agents and ship managers) are regularly sued in addition to, or even instead of, the shipowner. There are a number of reasons for this. In some countries, agents have

Outstanding fees, commissions and other charges are not at all uncommon in most businesses, but in shipping there can be significant problems in pursuing such claims when they are against companies

ITIC Members might be forgiven for thinking that their Club is controlled by the managers. Underwriting quotes, claims payments and publications are all the responsibility of the managers; as indeed

Make sure that ALL of your staff are aware of the dangers of clicking links and/ or opening attachments from senders that are not known to them.  It could be an attempt to install malware onto

ITIC is often asked by ship managers to comment on the wording of a “ship manager undertaking” or “letter of undertaking” (LOU) which they have been asked to sign. This is a situation which has

There are cyber security firms who can provide you with a cyber risk assessment. They can look for vulnerabilities in your system through physical attacks, i.e. can a stranger walk in off the street