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A container of frozen beef was carried on a liner service between Australia and China. Seven days after the ship departed Australia, the shipper realised that they had failed to obtain the necessary

A ship agent manifested cargo incorrectly due to converting the weight into the wrong unit of measurement. The agent converted kilograms into metric tons instead of imperial tonnes as required by

A ship arrived in port and due to previously agreed arrangements, began discharging cargo prior to obtaining free pratique. This is known as a “quick start”. However, due to Covid-19 the port had

A ship agent was informed by one of their LNG clients that they should have benefited from a quantity discount on pilotage tariffs available at the port for which the agent had erroneously not

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

This is an interesting question. Since the invasion of Ukraine, countries around the world have introduced many sanctions at record speeds. It is sometimes difficult to keep up. First, you need to

A Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate (“SSCEC”) was due to expire in two months’ time. The ship manager made inquiries for renewal of the SSCEC at the next port. The local health authority

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

A tanker was fixed for a voyage. The voyage included an option to call at an additional war risk premium (AWRP) area. As per the terms of the charter party the charterer was liable to pay the AWRP if

In July 2006 the Federation of National Associations of Shipbrokers and Agents (FONASBA) conferred “Standard Document” status on an ISPS clause, drafted with the assistance of, and approved by, ITIC.