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Agent in the dock

Agent in the dock

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.

Berth blunder

A ship was being fixed to transport a cargo of caustic soda. During the negotiations, the ship owner contacted the local port agent to enquire as to the restrictions, if any, at the port. There were

ITIM NEWS

ITIC SAILING DAY - TRAFALGAR 200 In connection with the Trafalgar 200 events, ITIC arranged for a day’s sailing on the Solent for some its Members. We were joined by Peter French (British Maritime

Incorrect calculations

A naval architect was appointed to re-design and certify part of a mast support structure on a large sailing yacht. The naval architect had no involvement in the original design of the yacht. As the

Unpaid disbursements

Unpaid disbursements

A ship agent was appointed by the owners of a detained ship to arrange an inspection at a port. The port authority advised that the required inspection form and fee had to be submitted

Negligence claim against ship managers

A Member was appointed as technical ship manager of a cruise ship for a period of 2 1/2 years and thereafter was only responsible for placing the hull and P&I insurances and handling claims. A

Misrepresentation of charterers

A London ship broker acting for a Turkish charterer, arranged a fixture, through an intermediate broker in Denmark, of a ship to load bagged urea at Istanbul.  The charterer provided

Expert ruling

In France it is usual for the courts to appoint their own expert surveyor, who will review all the evidence available and present their own findings to the court. The court expert was appointed

Unpaid disbursements

Unpaid disbursements

A ship agent in Spain was owed US$12,000 in outstanding disbursements by the owner of a tanker which had called at a Spanish port under their agency. Having sent numerous chasers to the owners, the

SUPER REEFER TO THE RESCUE

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