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Shifting the blame

Shifting the blame

A ship agent was requested to assist a ship in a scheduled discharge of cargo during a routine port call. In preparation, they provided the owners with a pro forma disbursement account (PDA), which

Clause and effect

Clause and effect

A naval architect was contracted to design a small mooring system for a nearby marina. The project was completed and the mooring installed, but during a period of strong tidal flow, the mooring

The Robin Travis Scholarship

The Robin Travis Scholarship

Thomas Miller established the Robin Travis Scholarship programme in 1992 in memory of Robin Travis, a former Director of Thomas Miller who died suddenly and prematurely in 1991. He had a long

The Robin Travis Scholarship - 2012 applications

Thomas Miller established the Robin Travis Scholarship programme in 1992 in memory of Robin Travis, a former Director of Thomas Miller who died suddenly and prematurely in 1991. He had a long

Robin Travis Scholarship 2015 - accepting applications

Thomas Miller is an insurance services business, managing some of the most important insurance mutuals in the international transport and professional indemnity sectors. These include the UK P&I

Robin Travis Scholarship - 2016 applications

Thomas Miller is an insurance services business, managing some of the most important insurance mutuals in the international transport and professional indemnity sectors. These include the UK P&I

Bangkok to bailiff

A large ship management company was asked, as a favour, to provide a master /skipper to a yacht to be sailed from Thailand to Spain. No formal contract was in place between the member and the

More than you were asked to do?

Marine surveyors in Germany were engaged by charterers to attend the loading of a cargo and report on any damage caused by the stevedores. The subsequent emailed instructions contained (in

Ask the Editor

Ask the Editor

Please continue to send in your questions – we are enjoying them. You can email us at askeditorCR@thomasmiller.com My commission is being withheld due to the charterers failing to pay demurrage. Can

Payment problem

Payment problem

A ship agent was appointed by owners who asked them to arrange a ship inspection for their ship which had been detained by the MCA (Marine and Coastguard Agency). The agent was told by the MCA that