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Port agents in Hong Kong represented a container ship calling at Kwai Chung Container Terminal. Once discharge and loading operations were completed the ship sailed for her next port, Shanghai.

A sugar trader booked a part cargo of 6,000 mt bagged sugar at Durban for Aqaba for on-selling to Iraq, where there was a severe sugar shortage. The charterparty contained the clause “first in/last

ITIC’s usual involvement with reefer containers is when they are set at the wrong temperature and their contents spoiled. We are grateful to A.P. Moller for allowing us to reproduce an article from

A shipbroker member of ITIC fixed a tanker for a voyage from the Black Sea to Singapore. Delays at the discharge port resulted in a demurrage claim of USD 217,000. The charterparty contained the

Where there is no obvious asset, such as a ship or bunkers, then other methods need to be considered.  A ship agent was owed US$75,000 by a Greek ship management company which had no obvious

A shipbroker regularly acted for the same charterers in a particular trade where it was customary to agree to “half despatch”. This is essentially a charge that the charterer gets from

… the EU/EEA/UK or in connection with EU/EEA/UK…

Ship owners appointed a port agent for the call of their vessel for bunkers. The agent failed to complete the required customs formalities in time to book the berth. Unfortunately, this mistake went

A naval architect was contracted to design a small mooring system for a nearby marina. The project was completed and the mooring installed, but during a period of strong tidal flow, the mooring

When an accident occurred on a vessel, the local authorities brought proceedings against the ship manager (who also acted as the crew manager). The accident happened onboard when a wire on one of the