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A lost volume discount

A ship agent was appointed to provide agency services to a fleet of ships.  One of the duties of the agent under the contract was to liaise with the local Canal Authority to make all necessary

Assumptions = Claims

A commercial manager arranged for a ship to load cargo at a port which the ship had not previously called and of which neither the commercial manager or the ship owner had any previous experience.

All in the timing

A ship agent was advised by the local pilots’ association that ships arriving or departing the port needed to give two hours’ notice for pilot services instead of one. Unfortunately, shortly after

Towage and tug tribulations

Towage and tug tribulations

A company providing both broker and agency services was appointed to assist with arranging the discharge of a large project cargo from their principal’s ship on arrival and getting it transported to

“Best endeavours“

...ITIC's approach ITIC makes it a condition of its insurance that its crew management Members use their best endeavours to be co-assured on their ship owners insurances. In applying this standard

Fast and low cost arbitration

Further to the article which appeared in the October 1996 edition of “The Intermediary”, we are pleased to announce the successful completion of ITIC's first FALCA; one of the first such decisions to

Associated Companies

A director of a marine services company was required by his employer to sit on the Board of Directors of another company, to whom corporate services were provided. Another director was also asked to

Purchase orders

Last year we sent a circular advising ship managers to review their purchase orders to make it absolutely clear to the company supplying goods or services to the ship that its contract for goods is

Marine Surveyors' Liabilities

As a marine surveyor it may seem you are there to be shot at by just about everyone! Not only may those who have instructed you try and hold you liable if things go wrong but you may find that third

RELEASE OF CARGO AND NVOC’s BILLS OF LADING – LINER AGENTS BEWARE!

It was always a fundamental assumption that only one set of bills of lading for each cargo should be in circulation.  However, this concept pre-dates the advent of Non-Vessel Owning Carriers