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Contracts of employment in a dog eat dog world

Sian Heard - Partner, Heard & Co. ... Employees are your most important asset, but a business must also be afforded appropriate care and respect. Do your contracts of employment achieve this?

Arrest of vessels in Norway

By Tor Aasberg, Partner, Advokatfirmaet Grette DA, Oslo, Norway 1. Introduction According to the Norwegian Enforcement Code (NEC) and the Norwegian Maritime Code (NMC) a creditor with a maritime

Issuance of Bills of Lading

Having become concerned at the increase in the number of claims that it had received as a result of the incorrect issuance of bills of lading, the Club issued two circulars in 1996; one relating to

New E-learning Seminar - A guide to Ship Managers' Undertakings

Many ITIC ship management Members have been asking ITIC to comment on letters of undertaking which the managers are being asked to sign. There are some general points to be aware of, which are

Negligence and Cargo Surveyors

This article only deals with the type of surveyor who goes on board a ship which is loading or discharging cargo, and inspects the cargo operations on behalf of the seller or the buyer of the cargo.

Liability insurance - a luxury or necessity?

A large number of ship and crew managers still operate without professional indemnity or liability insurance – by one calculation perhaps 40% of them. Why is this? Have the 60% who have chosen to

STANDARD TRADING CONDITIONS FOR MARINE PROFESSIONALS

A wide variety of companies providing professional services to the transport industry choose ITIC as their professional indemnity insurer.  The Club’s membership includes surveyors and

Read the latest edition of ITIC's Year Book, 2014

Read the latest edition of ITIC's Year Book, 2014

The Year Book includes the Chairman's statement, financial highlights and claims and underwriting commentary for 2014. Click here to read ITIC's Year Book for 2014 in full.

SIGNUM SERVICES – the Club’s private investigators

ITIM Co. Ltd, the managers of ITIC, are a subsidiary of Thomas Miller & Co. Ltd. The Miller group manages a number of other Clubs in the international transport field, including the UK P&I

Use of E-mail by Agents - Risk Management

Approximately 80% of all business communications are electronic. Agents (which terms includes ship agents, shipbrokers, ship managers and forwarding agents) will send many important documents by