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…A cargo of South African grapefruit arrived in a far eastern port. One of the duties of the ship agent was to arrange for a surveyor to go on board and, amongst other things, check that the seals on the hatches were…

… to blow up oil facilities. The ship owner declared the charter frustrated on the basis that the port of loading was not safe. The freight was almost US$3,000,000, and the broker’s commission of 1.25% was…

… the illegal immigrants to pose as ships' crew. Crews often fly long distances to board a ship in a port where a crew change can easily be arranged. The airport immigration authorities are well aware of the…

… of cargo without bills of lading remains the largest single cause of claims against both liner and port agents.  The Club's brief guidelines are set out below followed by examples of common…

…A shipbroker received a claim from owners for ice dues and winter surcharge on towage at a Baltic port to be passed on to the charterers.

…A shipbroker received a claim from owners for ice dues and winter surcharge on towage at a Baltic port to be passed on to the charterers.

… principals, or two agents and one principal (or no agency agreement)? Agents, whether shipbrokers or port agents, are sometimes in a position where identifying their true principal is not an easy task. The…

… needed. ITIC ascertained that the ship was chartered to a cruise line and was due to sail from a port in the Canadian Arctic for the High Arctic, and had no apparent plans to revisit South American waters.…

… sales contract is between the owner and the supplier, but not the manager. It is therefore very important that managers ensure that the purchase order clearly states that they are acting as agent for the…

…21 forty foot containers of acetate tow on pallets arrived at a US port from Brazil. The shipping line instructed their US agent to arrange for the pallets to be unstuffed from the line’s containers and reloaded into…