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A chartering broker arranged a Contract of Affreightment (COA) between a Japanese owner and an American charterer (the first charterer). Under the terms of COA the owner had to offer one ship per…

A ship manager member of ITIC took on the management of a vessel; one of his duties under the BIMCO Shipman 98 management agreement was to provide crew for and on behalf of the owners. In 2004,…

A technical management firm appointed a newbuilding supervisor to oversee the building of several chemical carriers. A dispute arose concerning two hulls which were scheduled for delivery in early…

A US bank instructed a marine surveying company to provide a valuation of a client’s vessel to assess its suitability to be used as collateral for a loan. The bank was to be provided with a preferred…

Due to various amendments required by the shipper, liner agents at a load port in South America found themselves reissuing an original bill of lading for a consignment of bananas destined for the…

Liner agents frequently have to arrange for cargo to be released against bills of lading surrendered at the loadport – the so called “Telex Release”. This type of release is risky as no bill of…

ITIC has seen a trend of claims against ship managers by ship owners who are facing hard times. As a result of their financial difficulties they resist paying for the full maintenance for the ship…

A ship agent was appointed to provide agency services to a fleet of ships.  One of the duties of the agent under the contract was to liaise with the local Canal Authority to make all necessary…

Due to local port requirements a ship was required to be escorted through restricted waters into and out of a port by a tug. The owner asked the ship agent to arrange for the tug on their behalf and…

A commercial manager arranged for a ship to load cargo at a port which the ship had not previously called and of which neither the commercial manager or the ship owner had any previous experience.…