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…Shipbrokers fixed a bulk carrier for a time charter of 90 days.  The first voyage was via a port in Thailand where cargo was loaded for discharge at an African port.  Unfortunately, during the outward passage,…

… noticed, however there was not an additional tug available and one had to be chartered from another port. The shipowner brought a claim against the agent for the extra expenses and idle time, which totalled…

… agent by the owner. The charterer was an oil major. Two months after the ship called at a Libyan port, the local sub-agents appointed by the agent informed them that there had been an increase in applicable…

… a bill of lading had specific instructions to arrange the delivery of 10 containers of cargo to the port’s free zone, where the consignee would have enjoyed a free storage period of 21 days from the port…

… a set of additional clauses one of which related to expenses incurred if the ship called at a named port. This provided that the owners would pay in the first instanceand be reimbursed by the charterers on…

…International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has reported a case in which the owner of a chemical tanker made an unsuccessful claim against a port agent for costs incurred in taking on additional low-sulphur fuel…

… name for the whole consignment. In addition, the cargo was now required to be shipped to another port in Indonesia. Two new bills of lading were issued, supposedly with the revised destination and…

…An agent at Karachi acted for charterers of a vessel which arrived at the port and was discharging a heavy package on to a barge which sank, taking the cargo with it.  The Karachi Port Authority held the agent…

… agent whether there were any restrictions which might cause problems for the ship at the discharge port. The agent telephoned the terminal who advised, verbally, that there were no restrictions and the agent…

… was sent by a colleague in a different office for forwarding to the owners. The message was an important instruction regarding the amount of cargo to be loaded. Although the operations person saw the…