1837 results:

Claims from Shareholders

D&O insurance responds to claims brought against individual directors and officers by shareholders of the company. Claims from shareholders often follow a poorer than expected financial

13 minutes late

13 minutes late

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

Freezing them out

Freezing them out

A ship agent based in Southeast Asia had unpaid disbursements amounting to US$55,000 from a shipowner. Despite numerous chasers from the agent, the owner would not pay. The agent notified ITIC. At

Design collapsed

A naval architect was appointed to oversee the design and build of a cradle to be used for the “slipping” of a floating restaurant out of the water for routine maintenance. The wheels of the cradle

Always read the instructions

A reefer container of star fruit was booked for shipment from the Far East to northern Europe. The shipping instructions from the shipper and the booking confirmation from the shipping line,

Theft of loaded vehicles from road haulier's premises

An Italian freight forwarder was instructed by shippers to transport a consignment of copper pipes from a factory in Brescia to the load port, La Spezia, for onward shipment to Algiers.  The

Negligence claim against ship managers

A Member was appointed as technical ship manager of a cruise ship for a period of 2 1/2 years and thereafter was only responsible for placing the hull and P&I insurances and handling claims. A

RULE 5 - Indemnity

Has the cargo owner authorised release in writing? A Turkish liner agent was requested by the receiver of 12 containers of frozen meat shipped from Denmark to deliver them without original bills of

No principals

A ship broker received an approach from a Chinese broker regarding the possibility of fixing ships to carry steel cargoes on behalf of a well-known local steel mill. The ship brokers approached the

Who is the agent's principal?

An English port agent was nominated by a charterer with whom they did significant amounts of business. The agent was instructed by the charterer to release a steel cargo without production of the