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Misdelivery of cargo against letter of guarantee

Liner agents were authorised by shippers to deliver a consignment of frozen chickens to receivers against a bank guarantee.  The bank guarantee was received covering 112,309 kilos of frozen

Failure to remove clause

Failure to properly clause bills of lading can cause many different problems. One example of this is a failure to make it clear that cargo is not loaded under deck. Ten containers of expensive

Pass it ALL on

Shipbrokers arranged a sub-charter. As is usual the main terms of the sub-charter were fixed with the details “otherwise as per as the head charterparty”. The head charter had been sent to the

Addendum Omission

Shipbrokers arranged a sub-charter. As is often the case the main terms of the sub-charter were fixed with the details “otherwise as per as the head charterparty”. The sub-charterer asked for a

US Position

… or re-insurance in connection with activities that…

Don’t become liable for the charterer’s default

ITIC has dealt with claims where commercial managers have ended up making good the financial default of the charterers who hired their principal’s vessel.  The starting point, as with most ship

Unamended disaster

Unamended disaster

In the MYBA charter agreement if an owner sells the yacht after they have already agreed a charter they have to pay damages to the charterers. The amount of the damages depends on the amount of

Potentially poor sleep

A naval architect was engaged to make modifications to a ship. The modifications included an additional 67 person accommodation unit. The naval architect designed the modifications and these were

Beware of local laws

Venezuela, in common with many countries, has regulations to protect domestic shipping. Foreign flagged ships can obtain a permit when there is no local tonnage capable of performing the required

Take care with customs

A vessel loaded a cargo of bulk wheat in the UK. The shippers were a large trading company. The trading company were obliged to issue a financial bond with the rural payments agency, which in the