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An aviation safety auditor was hired by a Russian specialist air charter operator to perform a comprehensive safety audit of its flight operations activities. Their fleet consisted of heavy lift

The terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre (WTC) in September last year changed perception across most aspects of human life. As the full scale of the human horror and economic cost begins to

The FONASBA Young Ship Agent or Broker Award 2015, sponsored by International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC), has been awarded to Renan Quieroz of Wilson Sons Ltda, Brazil. Aleksandra Obucina

MEMBERS MAY have seen reports in the shipping press regarding the worldwide shortage of LNGtrained crew and the effect that this may have on safety. A major concern has been that commercialpressures

ISM Implementation Phase One The first major worldwide implementation of the ISM Code rolled over the shipping community on 1 July, 1998. In the build-up to that date the maritime press was full of

The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says the fall in the shipping markets has created a number of difficult issues for ship valuers, with brokers in some cases even declining to

A recent analysis of claims has revealed that delivery of cargo without bills of lading remains the largest single cause of claims against both liner and port agents.  The Club's brief

What are "switch" bills of lading? “Switch” bills of lading are a second set of bills of lading issued by the carrier (or by the carrier’s agent) in substitution for the bills of lading

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has highlighted the level of exposure to liability which naval architects can face, especially in today’s financially troubled shipping

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