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A crew manager acted for an owner operating in Norwegian waters. The crew manager arranged for crew from the Philippines. The crew manager was required, on behalf of the owners, to report the

If you have any claims related questions or queries please let us know on askeditorCR@thomasmiller.com and we will do our best to answer them in the next edition. One question we are often asked is

The Club is often asked to distinguish the difference between reasonable endeavours and best endeavours. Where a clause in a contract exists that requires a company to use reasonable endeavours to

I have been asked to go to a mediation. Do I have to go – and what is it? Thanks for this question, and it is something we are regularly asked. I am actually a big fan of the mediation process and

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

ITIC has seen an increasing number of sale and purchase brokers being asked to hold deposits on behalf of the buyers and sellers. While not yet a feature of a large number of transactions, the

The below article was written in 2003. ITIC's Guidelines for the Release of Cargoes were updated in

A London shipbroker negotiated the sale of a small ship of the type commonly used for coastal trading. The buyers were based in the U.S.A. The sellers, although a Liberian company, were domiciled in

A marine surveyor in Germany was 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

The current market conditions have led to a number of charterparties being renegotiated. The new business that emerges may simply be at a different hire rate or for a different period. Another common