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…The clearance of import containers discharged at a Saudi Arabian port was delayed by two months due to the local ship agent’s inability to submit the import manifest in respect of the containers and cargo to the Saudi…

…International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says the misreading of tariffs in shipping documentation is a common cause of costly claims.

… the Line one of their responsibilities was the preparation of the ship's stowage plan at the loading port. Due to a clerical error in the agents' office the reefer container was loaded in a general cargo stow…

… The dispute concerned a Member who had been requested to arrange stevedoring services with the local port authority for a consignment. The port authority’s charges were based on weight or volume, depending on…

…A ship was proceeding to the discharge port. The agent at the discharge port advised the shipper that the maximum draft was 40ft. As this ship was just under 41ft it made an interim call to unload some cargo.

…s of containers are sent around the world, being offloaded and reloaded onto different ships at different hub ports, and 99.9% of them arrive at the right place, on time and undamaged. However, inevitably there are…

…A stevedore at the discharge port was injured when a spring on the ship broke off and hit him whilst he was on the pier receiving the cargo.

…A ship agent was notified by their principal that a ship would arrive at the port on 30th July. The ship agent allegedly notified the port and local customs of the impending arrival on 27th July.

…A ship was headed to a port of discharge to carry a petroleum product cargo. The charterparty contained a clause which allowed the charterers to change the port of discharge and subsequently the bills of lading in…

… ship. The brokers confirmed the stem to the tanker owner, but when the ship arrived at Jeddah the port was dry and the ship had to sail without bunkers. The next port of call was Haldia, India, where the…