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… order created a contract directly between the supplier and the manager. It is therefore very important that the manager ensures that the purchase order clearly states he is acting as agent for the owner…

… for the full list of goods worth EUR1,000,000. As a result all of the goods arrived at the port for loading in several trucks. The Navy took the goods they actually asked for and the agent worked…

… 322 radio cassette recorders shipped from Hong Kong to be loaded on a feeder ship from a Spanish port to the final destination of Casablanca.  The agent erroneously advised the feeder operator’s agent…

…A US port agent received a notice from the US Customs Service of its intention to impose a fine on one of the agent's US tramp principals.  It was alleged that the principal had  failed to pay duty on foreign…

… cable from Southampton to Singapore via Felixstowe. During the inland trucking of the cable to the port, the cable struck the underside of a road bridge.  The cable was inspected and, as the damage…

…ITIC became aware of a scam which was diverting pre-funded port costs to a fake bank account.  In each case the ship owner due to make the payment received an email advising that the ship agent’s bank account was…

Port agents requested the assistance of the Club to recover unpaid disbursements amounting to £24,900.  The owners operated a fleet of approximately 40 ships, each of which was owned by a separate one-ship…

… to provide the original bill of lading, the receiver returned the container of batteries to the port, claiming that the batteries were fakes. On the other hand, the shipper in the Far East claimed that he…

…A recent claim covered by ITIC (International Transport Intermediaries Club) highlights the importance of an intermediary confirming freight arrangements prior to advising their principal.

… had been shipping with the lines in question for many years. In both it had also become “custom of the port” for a ship agent to issue two sets of bills of lading for the same cargo. The majority of ship agents…