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Norwegian shipbrokers were involved in negotiations for a voyage charter. When entering the market, they described the charters as “first class.” It was also alleged that during the negotiations,

The Year 2000 problem, or the “millennium bug” as it is sometimes called, arose several decades ago when the memory resources of computer chips were very limited and programmers were encouraged to

Against the background of shortage of suitably qualified crew, it is increasingly difficult for ship and crew managers to locate crew who have the necessary certificates to both confirm their

Port state authorities around the world, but most notably in the USA, Germany and France, are taking an increasingly hard line on ships which have, or are suspected of having, breached the MARPOL

The terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre (WTC) in September last year changed perception across most aspects of human life. As the full scale of the human horror and economic cost begins to

Peter Clark www.navlaw.com The recently reported Harvey Mullion v. Caverton case, 2008 AMC 2361 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) raises a point of some importance to those engaged in the shipbrokerage business. The

In response to the fall in global freight rates, ITIC has noticed that some port authorities are attempting to place greater responsibility on local ship agents. We have recently seen one

ITIC would recommend that Members carry out a thorough background check of the parties that they are intending to do business with. This is not only to satisfy any regularity issues, but also to

A broker was acting for the owner of a vessel trading in the Mediterranean. When considering an offer from charterers, which included the term “time from 1700 Thursday or a day preceding a holiday

When reaching the final stages of a negotiation for the charter of a ship trading from the Black Sea to Spain, a ship broker applied laytime provisions which had recently been used in a previous