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Code chaos

… Fujian. ITIC’s member was the liner agent and used the code CN JIA in error. That code was for the Port of Jiangyin, located 900 km away by road. The problem was only identified after shipment. The…

Sail storage failure

… The owners required two spinnakers to be taken off the yacht and forwarded for repairs at another port. The agent was asked to arrange temporary storage until the repairs could be organised.

Frozen lobster in general stow

… container of lobster from Keelung to Melbourne. When the agent prepared the stowage plan for the port of Keelung the container of lobster was shown as part of the general stow.  The container was…

Debt collection and MARPOL costs cover for ship managers

Debt collection and MARPOL costs cover for ship managers

… ship agents and assists in the recovery of outstanding debts (such as commission, survey fees and port disbursements). ITIC will now extend debt collection cover to support ship managers who often find…

A foul up

A foul up

… arrange a pre-departure survey for the fouling of the hull. The ship had had an extended stay at a port and that created a requirement to check for marine growth.

Claims commentary

Claims commentary

…The graph shows the number of claims reported to ITIC in policy years 2004 - 2011. The ITIC policy year runs from 1st June and so the 2011 policy year covers the period from 1st June 2011 to 31st May 2012. The number…

Fraud by NVOC

… released 31 containers against receipt of NVOC bills of lading after receiving a telex from the loadport agent informing him that freight had been collected and the Line's bills of lading were in the loadport…

Storage wars

Storage wars

…In respect of a voyage charter, the charterer nominated an ITIC member as the discharge port agent.

An Inspector doesn’t call

An Inspector doesn’t call

… ship at the time she entered into their fleet. Very shortly thereafter, the ship was detained by Port State Control until certain issues were rectified. These remedial works were undertaken at a cost of US$…

Double trouble

…A ship agent in Central America made two mistakes in relation to cargo on a ship coming into port which led to two customs fines.