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Debt collection insurance

In the last 20 years, ITIC has recovered more than US$ 145 million in unpaid commission, outstanding port disbursements, survey fees and other debts for ITIC Members. The insurance pays the legal

More than you were asked to do

A marine surveyor in Germany was engaged by charterers to attend the loading of a cargo and report on any damage caused by the stevedores. The subsequent emailed instructions contained (in

ITIC circular: EU ETS update

ITIC circular: EU ETS update

Wednesday 10th January 2024 To all ship management and shipbroking members and their insurance brokers The EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) came into force 1st January 2024. This requires all

Recovery of unpaid commissions

Chartering brokers requested the assistance of the Club to recover commissions of US$ 21,788 in respect of the fixture of several vessels over a period of more than a year.  The Club's demands

Container of glass detained in Jakarta

A liner agent Member in the UK received two separate requests from the same glass manufacturer for opentop containers to be positioned at their premises for loading with high-tech glass and

Fax to a wrong number – US$ 500,000

A liner agent booked a reconditioned soft drink bottling plant packed in 16 containers from Rotterdam to India.  The plant had been carefully dismantled, overhauled, and each component packed in

Forwarder’s booking note

A Belgian port agent accepted a booking from a local forwarder for his principal's sailing to North Africa.  He then received a document headed "Liner Booking Note" from the forwarder

Prohibited transits

A commercial manager took over a newly built container ship from a Chinese shipyard and arranged a first charter to a Korean company.  The charter called for the ship to proceed to load her

Failing to go cold turkey

Failing to go cold turkey

A ship agent, arranging for the export of a consignment of frozen turkeys, mistakenly notified the line’s reefer engineers that the cargo needed to be carried at a temperature of +13 deg. C. instead

Zeroing in on the mistake

A ship agent issued a manifest for seven containers of fruit to be shipped from the Caribbean. The system used did not allow for a zero figure to be put in front of the decimal point, so the