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The shipping industry is one of the most litigious in the world. Most classed ships are owned by international shipowners and trade internationally. Classification societies are regarded as a

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Clearing agents were asked by their principals to complete the Customs formalities for a cargo of  fuel oil which included reclaiming duty amounting to £48,341 under the EC tariff  quota

A shipbroker Member in Italy, acting on behalf of a Swiss charterer, 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

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

In late September, an agent for a major shipping line accepted a booking of industrial solvent. On 10 October the vessel arrived at the loadport but did not complete cargo operations until five days