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Will the use of ECDIS lead to more marine casualties and allegations of unseaworthiness?

By Martyn Haines of Clyde & Co http://www.clydeco.com/ The rationale for the adoption of Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) was to contribute to safe navigation; reduce

Introduction contracts: cutting out the middleman

Now and then a broker might get to hear of a ship sale or other shipping transaction which has gone through, and the details of which sound familiar. Wasn’t that the transaction he had introduced and

Claims commentary

Claims commentary

The graph opposite shows the number of claims reported to ITIC in policy years 2004 to 2012. Indemnity files are those claims upon which ITIC may pay both a claim and the related legal fees. This

Press release: ITIC’s substantial surpluses during 2022/23 financial year are a great benefit to its members

Press release: ITIC’s substantial surpluses during 2022/23 financial year are a great benefit to its members

ITIC’s, International Transport Intermediaries Club, financial results announcement revealed a substantial surplus in 2022/23. Now in its 31st year, ITIC, and its mutual reinsurer TIMIA, returned a

Charting the cause of grounding

By Trond Eilertsen and Gaute Gjelsten of Wikborg Rein, Norway  www.wr.no/no/ DESPITE continuing advances in navigational, cartographic and hydrographic technology, the potential still exists

Liabilities of ship owners attaching to agents

In many countries ship agents, and, in some cases ship managers, can find themselves involved in claims as a result of their joint and several liability with their principal, be that the ship owner

Ship managers can be litigation targets in the US

by Peter D. Clark of Clark, Atcheson & Reiserthttp://www.navlaw.com/ Ship management is an integral part of today’s shipping industry. Ships require constant maintenance, repair, technical

US Position

For a more comprehensive summary of US Iranian Sanctions, please see https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/jcpoa_faqs.pdf The below are simply some edited

The 24hr Rule

USA Customs 24 Advance Manifest Rule Following the tragic events of 11th September, 2001 the US Government put in place various security measures to assist the US Customs Service (recently renamed

The ISPS Code and Intermediaries

On 1 July 2004 the International Ship and Port Facility (ISPS) Code came into force. Although, as predicted, ships have been subjected to delays, detentions, inspections and increased costs, there