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…A ship sailed from Western Australia without the correct port clearance. The Australian border authorities would not issue the Master with port clearance after sailing.

…A mistake in the calculation of port dues for two pro forma invoices happened when a ship agent incorrectly used the cheaper rate for malt, instead of that for wheat. The cargoes of wheat were discharged from two ships…

… some cargo in Dakar, Senegal before returning to load the cargo in Nigeria, the broker mistakenly reported the discharge port as being in the Ivory Coast and agreed the preliminary voyage with owners on that…

…éteurs devaient décharger une partie des marchandises au Nigeria, le courtier indiqua de façon erronée que le port de déchargement était en Côte d’Ivoire et établit l’accord avec les propriétaires sur le voyage…

… maritime and shipbuilding sectors, the Chinese Government revised the Chinese International Transport Regulations on 28th September 2025.  

… in maritime logistics, ITIC has settled a US$140,000 claim resulting from an error in calculating port charges.

…International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) warns port agents to inform their regular principals of port fee and tariff increases, even if the details are in the public domain. This will avoid disputes as well as…

… voyages. At the conclusion of the first voyage the ship discharged at the outer limit of the port and immediately returned to the load port in order to lift the next cargo. When the ship arrived at the…

…While berthing at a UK port, a Turkish owned ship struck the jetty. The agents passed the port’s repair bill of GBP37,850 to the owners. Nothing further was heard from the owners for a period of months. The port…

…Ship owners appointed a port agent for the call of their vessel for bunkers. The agent failed to complete the required customs formalities in time to book the berth. Unfortunately, this mistake went unnoticed until the…