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Arbitrating Commission Claims

THE CLUB has been making increasing use of developments in English law that allow ship brokers to use arbitration to collect unpaid commission. In Nisshan Shipping Co. Ltd v Cleaves & Co., the

Professional Indemnity Insurance and the Hydrographer

Over the course of the last few years the trend has been for former governmental hydrographic organisations to become privately owned companies, joining the existing privately owned companies in the

ITIC circular: Sanctions against Russia - The upcoming oil price caps on 5 December 2022

ITIC circular: Sanctions against Russia - The upcoming oil price caps on 5 December 2022

Date: 2nd December 2022  EU On 6 October 2022, the EU further amended its Russian sanctions legislation to pave the way for its coming price cap on Russian oil and petroleum products. The most

Brokers liable for bunkers

A chartering broker arranged a fixture for a voyage from the Black Sea to Singapore. The recap showed the identity of both the registered owners and the disponent owner with whom the negotiations

Double trouble

A ship agent in Central America made two mistakes in relation to cargo on a ship coming into port which led to two customs fines. The first error was that the agent misinformed the customer about

Q&A with Robert Sniffen

Robert Sniffen, Director, sits down to chat with the Claims Review editor for the second in a regular interview series, where we get to know ITIC’s claims handlers. In this interview, Robert outlines

Q&A with Charlotte Kirk

Q&A with Charlotte Kirk

Charlotte Kirk, ITIC’s commercial director, sits down to chat with the Claims Review editor, as part of this regular interview series in which we get to know ITIC’s claims handlers. In this interview

Sinking feeling for tug owners

Sinking feeling for tug owners

A ship agent was asked by the owners of a ship which was in difficulties in the Atlantic to arrange tugs to attend to the ship. The agent arranged for tugs to attend the ship, but the ship

The End of an Era

After almost thirty years in the business, ITIC’s Claims Director, Julia Mavropoulos, has retired. On the last day of 2004, Julia Mavropoulos, Claims Director of ITIC for the past eleven years,

ARRESTING FOR SHIP BROKERS’ COMMISSION

In the March 2000 edition of “The Intermediary” we reported on major changes to the law affecting ship brokers’ commission, as was brought about by the coming into force of the Contracts (Rights