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Ship manager makes late payment of release P&I call

The former manager of a ship which had been sold received a debit note for the P&I release call.  The terms of payment of the release call were that failure to pay by a specified date would

Own goal

Own goal

A chartering contract stated that football fans were to be flown from Madrid to Milan, over a series of two flights. The return flights were scheduled for a day or two later. The total cost of the

Crew members’ claim

Crew members’ claim

There was an explosion and fire aboard a ship causing the death of two crew members. A classification society classed the ship and issued an ISM certificate for it. The source of ignition had not

DEBTOR SENT TO PRISON

An English ship broker remitted a balance of hire of US$ 30,000 twice to his European counter- part.  In spite of many promises the European shipbroker failed to pay back the funds and court

A VERY LOYAL MASTER

The Club's lawyers arrested a tanker in Abidjan, much to the disgust and ire of the master who threatened the court bailiff with bodily harm. The owner paid and the same bailiff tried to release

Yet another wrong number – US$600,000

An agent mixed up two container numbers on the line’s stowage plan, which resulted in dangerous cargo, which should have been carried on deck, being stowed under deck.  When the ship reached the

Forged valuations

A ship broker received a telephone call from his usual contact at a Far Eastern bank, expressing surprise at the high level of values the ship broker had placed on two ships. The broker asked for a

Survey 2.0

The press coverage on the use of UAV (unmanned aircraft vehicles, commonly called drones) in the last 5 years has been significant. Drones have immediately proved of use in reducing the risks