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The loading of a ship was delayed, as a result of which the owners had a claim against the charterers under the terms of the charterparty for demurrage of around EUR 70,000. The charterparty

Ship brokers negotiated the terms of a contract of affreightment (“COA”) between charterers and ship owners. The ship brokers received all of their instructions from an agent that purported to act

The operations department of a London broker received a message from an owner in relation to a voyage with offshore discharge in an area with a high risk of piracy. Attached to the message was a

A ship manager was appointed as a new building supervisor by an owner in respect of two ships they had under construction in a Chinese yard with the intention that they would become the managers of

A yacht manager was instructed by the owners to settle the fees of an artisan carpet maker who had renewed the interior carpet of a yacht. The owners liked the work and ordered some extra carpets.

A liner agent accepted a booking for a shipment of 24 containers of roofing tiles which were to be carried by barge to the load port before being transshipped onto a vessel bound for the UK. The

A bulk carrier arrived at the discharge port with one of its own cranes not operational. The agent, insured by ITIC, made alternative arrangements for discharge which included the hire of a shore

A port agent in the Middle East was appointed by a Line to assist in the discharge of 94 containers. Subsequently the port authorities levied a fine of US$ 333 per container as they did not have the

A shipbroker regularly acted for the same charterers in a particular trade where it was customary to agree to “half despatch”. This is essentially a charge that the charterer gets from

If a minor detail is missed, major problems follow Underwriters instructed an aviation loss adjuster to investigate and handle a claim arising from the loss to an aircraft.