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Liabilities of ship owners attaching to agents

… be that the ship owner or charterer. This liability arises as a result of either local law or port statute (statutory liabilities). Examples include cargo claims, payment of freight tax, customs duty and…

Too tall to ship

…A German commercial manager fixed eight specially designed “blade containers” from Spain to a port in southern Italy. Four of these containers were to be stowed under deck and four on deck in two tiers. During loading…

Failure to collect Delivery Charges

… East provided its agent in the UK with a breakdown of additional charges to be levied for the transportation of containers to and from different UK ports. An employee of the agent at one of those ports…

Sorry your cargo has arrived

… which of two subsequent feeder ships that would be used to carry the cargo to the final discharge port in another column. The latter two ships were scheduled to arrive a week apart.

Press release: Ship agents face growing risk of weekend charge disputes, ITIC cautions

Press release: Ship agents face growing risk of weekend charge disputes, ITIC cautions

…Ship agents risk facing an increasing number of legal disputes over weekend port charges if unclear operational instructions from owners and charterers continue to expose them to financial risk, according to…

Ship Management International column May/June 2019 - Look after the accounts team and the dollars will look after themselves

… had to pay the freight and demurrage due, amounting to $275,000. Good accounting is especially important when managing a pool, since it is necessary to distribute funds to the pool partners. On one…

Ship Agents Beware! (Circular 2001/03)

… of a ship which has recently been sold or scrapped. As shipowners are unlikely to make an expensive port call just to take on crew, both smugglers notify the agent of a call at the port for bunkers and crew…

Debt Collection

… collected no less than US$ 18 million for its Members The cover is mainly used by shipbrokers and port agents to recover their outstanding brokerage and disbursements. Although the clubs success has been…

ITIC Circular: Fake agency accounts – warning

…ITIC has become aware of a scam which has resulted in pre-funded port costs being diverted to a fake bank account.

Mislabelling of machinery

… of trucks, cranes and other equipment. The consignments were due to be sent to two different ports in South America. As part of the inspection the marine surveyor was required to ensure that every item…