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Liner Agency Contracts

ITIC is frequently requested to review draft liner agency contracts which have been presented to its Members for signature. Regrettably, if not surprisingly, these are often biased in favour of the

Security Collections under General Average

Guidelines for port agents From time to time ship agents become involved in cases where a casualty has resulted in a General Average act. The agent may be called upon to collect security and a well

Insurance - a guide to getting the best

To many hydrographic surveyors insurance is seen as being forced upon them by contractual requirements. To others it is prudent risk management. However you regard insurance, you do need to look at

Standard trading conditions for expert witnesses

These terms and conditions are published for the general interest of members of ITIC acting as an expert witness in the UK. The specific requirements of individual businesses vary and accordingly no

Staffing and retention: Current challenges the business aviation industry is facing

Staffing and retention: Current challenges the business aviation industry is facing

By: Melanie Daglish, senior aviation underwriter at ITIC The charter and business aviation industries face significant challenges regarding staffing, particularly in hiring and retaining qualified

Charlotte Kirk

 Charlotte Kirk

Charlotte Kirk Charlotte joined ITIC in 1992 having previously worked at CISBACLUB, one of ITIC's predecessors. Charlotte is ITIC's commercial director and is the account executive responsible

John Picton MCABE

 John Picton MCABE

John Picton MCABE John joined BLP in June 2012 as the Quality Manager within the Technical Team and was appointed as Technical Director to the Board of BLP in July 2014. He comes from private

Mark Crosby

 Mark Crosby

Mark Crosby Mark joined BLP in 2007 – working as an underwriter on the broked accounts for commercial, residential and mixed use latent defect enquiries.

Mailbox mix-up

A charterer invited tenders for a long term time charter. The Member, a ship broker, sent his principal’s bid via an industry message system to the charterers mailbox in the United States. The bid

Whose agent am I?

Shipbrokers and ship agents can be placed in a position where it is not clear who they are acting for. The classic position where each party has its own shipbroker, or where there is an agency