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Press release: 'Prevention is always better than cure': ITIC advocates for enhanced pre-management surveys

Press release: 'Prevention is always better than cure': ITIC advocates for enhanced pre-management surveys

…The importance of in-depth and precise pre-management vessel inspections as part of a ship manager’s business risk strategy prior to taking on a vessel has been highlighted.

ITIC circular: Guidance on Letters of Undertaking for ship agents

ITIC circular: Guidance on Letters of Undertaking for ship agents

… a local correspondent or lawyer to urgently seek security from the P&I Club. Why is security so important? ITIC recommends that you get security because shipowners usually operate as a ‘one ship owning…

Failure to check status of owners

… fixed a ship to carry a cargo of soya pellets from Argentina to Tunisia with arrival at the load port to be between 18 and 22 September.  The Member was advised by the owner's agent of delays to the…

More than you were asked to do?

…Marine surveyors in Germany were engaged by charterers to attend the loading of a cargo and report on any damage caused by the stevedores.

Debt Collections and Ship Arrest

…Meana Green Maura, with offices in Madrid, Bilbao and Cadiz, has wide experience in shipping and transportation law, particularly in the dark art of ship arrest, both for members of ITIC and for other players in the…

Safety Management System (“SMS”) failure

… auxiliary engines and auxiliary boilers, and ascertained that the ship had called at Californian ports 17 times between 2009 and 2011 without switching over the main engine or the auxiliary boilers. CARB…

More than you were asked to do

…A marine surveyor in Germany was engaged by charterers to attend the loading of a cargo and report on any damage caused by the stevedores. The subsequent emailed instructions contained (in translation) the following…

Cows come home

… health certificate from the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources prior to exporting the container.

Getting more from ITIC

… provides the most comprehensive errors and omissions insurance for businesses involved in the transport industry worldwide. ITIC also offers a range of additional covers which complement the core…

Press Release: ITIC helps ship manager successfully refute owner’s allegation of negligence

…International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has successfully defended a ship manager against allegations of negligence made by a shipowner following the loss of a lifeboat overboard.