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Towage and tug tribulations

Towage and tug tribulations

A company providing both broker and agency services was appointed to assist with arranging the discharge of a large project cargo from their principal’s ship on arrival and getting it transported to

Read the Bill of Lading!

A WARNING FOR AGENTS ABC Agency Co were the agents in China for an NVOC based in Washington State, USA which operated a service between the USA and various Asian ports. The NVOC ceased trading

Acting as an Expert Witness - responding to the new perils

10 Golden Rules of loss prevention for Expert Witnesses Many members of ITIC offer to act as an expert witness as a regular part of their professional practices. There are, however, a number of

Managers face diverse nature of exposures to liability

Claims for negligence or errors or omissions can be devastating for ship managers and, if they are unprepared, can ultimately affect them in more than a financial sense. They can damage reputations

Financial highlights for 2025

Combined ITIC, ITIC Europe and TIMIA Financial Highlights for the year ended 31st May 2025 Year ended 31st May 2025 Year ended 31st May 2024

Press Release: May 2013 - Invoicing error sees shipbroker saddled with bill for bunker supply

ITIC has revealed how an invoicing error led to a shipbroker being asked to foot the bill for a bunker supply amounting to more than three-quarters of a million dollars. In its latest Claims

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

RULE 1 - Bills of Lading

Always obtain the original b/l An Irish liner agent delivered a container of woodpulp against an original bill of lading which had been mailed to him.  The bill of lading was consigned "to

RULE 2 - Bills of Lading

Always obtain the correct b/l A liner agent in Denmark, having obtained an original bill of lading, authorised the release of a container of computer parts to a consignee in Russia, without noticing

Bad Bills

Bad Bills

A ship agent was presented with a correctly endorsed bill of lading by the consignee’s nominated clearing agent and in line with usual procedures issued the Delivery Order for clearing the cargo. The