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Certainly not certified

Certainly not certified

… in two months’ time. The ship manager made inquiries for renewal of the SSCEC at the next port.

Who pays what?

…A port agent in a small port on the south west coast of England was appointed by a German ship owner to attend the call of a ship. The quay where the ship berthed was privately owned. The port company made two charges;…

Label liable

Label liable

…A port agent in the Middle East was appointed by a Line to assist in the discharge of 94 containers. Subsequently the port authorities levied a fine of US$ 333 per container as they did not have the correct IMCO labels…

Not Following Instructions Correctly Results in Cold Spin

…Six containers loaded with washing machines were destined for a Venezuelan port via a transhipment port in the same country. The ship agent at the load port incorrectly stated in the cargo manifest that the transhipment…

Failing to submit manifest is not fine

Failing to submit manifest is not fine

…A load port ship agent was required to submit an export manifest summary to the port authority.

13 minutes late

13 minutes late

…The cargo manifests were inputted onto a port system 13 minutes past the deadline for 200 containers.

Assumptions = Claims

…A commercial manager arranged for a ship to load cargo at a port which the ship had not previously called and of which neither the commercial manager or the ship owner had any previous experience. The commercial manager…

The forgotten tug costs

…A Scandinavian port agent was asked by the owners of a ship to provide a proforma disbursement account for a call at their port.

Strange range

… the same principals with discharging in north China. The discharge range had been designated as 1-2 port(s) Qingdao-Dongying. The fixture had proceeded smoothly. The charterer had a further cargo which the…

Grain pain

Grain pain

…A pool manager fixed a ship to load a cargo of grain at a South American port.