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A liner operator running a service between Europe and the Far East provided its agent in the UK with a breakdown of additional charges to be levied for the transportation of containers to and from…

During Thanksgiving week cargo receivers in the US telephoned an agent's office daily on numerous occasions requesting a release date for two containers of furniture for which they were the notify…

A broker for the time charterer fixed a ship on the NYPE form for one time charter trip from Rio de Janeiro to the Arabian Gulf/ Pakistan/ India/ Indonesia  range. During fixture negotiations…

A bunker broker, representing the owner, whose vessel was fixed on charter to load at Rotterdam for discharge at Durban, advised that the owner should bunker at Durban where the prices were, at that…

A port agent at the discharge port received a cargo of potatoes which became the subject of a dispute between the ship owner and the consignee.  The owner claimed the right to hold the potatoes…

A port agent in the UK received a container list from his principal's South American agent which included two containers of frozen meat shipped at -18oC.  When this information was transferred…

A marine surveyor received a telephone call from a marine insurance broker requesting the survey and valuation of a 17 year old yacht for insurance purposes.  He was told that the yacht had just…

A US port agent received a notice from the US Customs Service of its intention to impose a fine on one of the agent's US tramp principals.  It was alleged that the principal had  failed to…

A company was appointed as a sub-agent by the general agent of a shipping line and instructed to complete the documentation on its behalf for most of the chartered ships represented by them.  In…

A shipbroker Member asked the Club for assistance to recover approximately US$ 250,000 commission owed under a contract of affreightment.  The owner was reported to be experiencing financial…