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What fuel?

Prior to the vessel’s arrival, the master of the vessel sent an email to the agent asking for advice regarding whether there were any restrictions on the type of fuel that could be used whilst the

A costly vacation

A costly vacation

A liner agent received notification of an inbound ship on a special call, outside the normal liner schedule. The employee who received the notification scheduled pilotage and began the customs

Ask the Editor

Ask the Editor

I have been asked - Is there really a difference between negligence and gross negligence under English law? English law has no real concept of “gross negligence” but the courts will try and give

A restricted defence

A restricted defence

The charterer asked the 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

5 essential tips for customer due diligence in shipping

5 essential tips for customer due diligence in shipping

1.   Establish the identity of your client Identify all parties involved in a transaction, including ship owners, charterers and sub-charterers. Confirm who appointed you and who will

Introduction

Introduction

Welcome to this edition of The Wire, which has been produced especially for members based in Argentina and Uruguay. This edition includes an introduction to your account executive, Chloe Townley, a

Too much to master

The owner of a ship requested its agent in Argentina to deliver USD20,000 to the master. The agent took every precaution in delivering the cash, using security guards and an armoured car. On arrival

Time limit for demurrage claim

Shipbrokers acted as sole brokers for the voyage charter of a tanker whose owners calculated that they had a claim for demurrage against the charterers in the amount of US$ 60,287 when the voyage was

Non-performance of charterparty

Shipbrokers, acting as charterers' brokers, fixed a ship with owners' brokers with laycan 18th/22nd September.  On 18th September the owners' brokers advised that the ship would be

Not a negligent design

Not a negligent design

A Canadian naval architect contracted to provide design advice for the modification to a refrigeration system in the refrigeration-compressor room of a fishing vessel. The modifications were