1837 results:

Settlement without authority

A P&I Club correspondent was requested to attend on board a ship to survey a cargo of 2,000 metrictonnes of bulk fertilizer, which had been contaminated by residues from a previous cargo. The

Turbine trouble

Ship owners entered an agreement to carry a number of wind turbines. They instructed one of ITIC’s naval architect members to carry out work to enable the vessel to load the highest possible number

Documentation disclosure

A manager for a number of cruise ships was sued by the shipowners in a court in the USA in respect of alleged failure to oversee the maintenance, negligence in the provision of the manning and

Commission collection

A shipbroker acting for charterers was owed USD 25,000 of commission by an Indian voyage charterer. The charter party provided that the charterer would deduct the commission. ITIC wrote to the

Not a class act

The design of a small aluminium ship was undertaken by a naval architect, who was insured by ITIC. The owner advised that the ship was to be capable of achieving a specific commercial survey

The dangers of forgetting

A ship fixed by a commercial manager had a clause in the charterparty which stated that the charterer would reimburse owners any extra costs in relation to the ship being ordered into a war risk

Twenty Four hours is a long time in a falling market

A shipbroker fixed an extension of a charter in direct continuation. However, the broker working the account had forgotten to include the charterer’s “subject to 24 hours reconfirmation” in the

Translation troubles

Notice of readiness was tendered by a ship on arriving at a port in the Middle East. The local port agent then submitted all the relevant cargo declarations, which included a document which the agent

Polite persistence pays off

A ship agency had persistent problems obtaining settlement of port disbursements from a recognised and important ship operator in Vietnam. They reported the problem under their ITIC, Rule 10,

Wrong holds

A ship agent issued bills of lading in respect of a cargo of different types of coal being transported to Canada. Due to human error, they confused the holds and indicated on the bills of lading that