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Fruits but of the sea

A liner agent booked two containers for a shipping line, one with a cargo of bananas and one a cargo of shrimps, both for delivery to the same country. The ship agent created delivery notes for both…

Missed message

A ship agent received notification from their principal that the port of destination had issued new regulations specifying that ships carrying specific dangerous cargo would not be permitted to enter…

Carpetbaggers

A yacht manager was instructed by the owners to settle the fees of an artisan carpet maker who had renewed the interior carpet of a yacht. The owners liked the work and ordered some extra carpets. …

WhatsApp woes

A shipbroker mistakenly understood that owners had agreed to discount the overage rate by 50%, meaning that cargo loaded above 66,000MT would be charged at US$13.5 per MT instead of US$27 per MT.…

Strange range

A shipbroker had previously arranged a fixture between the same principals with discharging in north China. The discharge range had been designated as 1-2 port(s) Qingdao-Dongying. The fixture had…

Unstable criteria

ITIC insured a naval architect in Australia, who was also insured as a surveyor for small commercial vessel coding approval on behalf of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). The naval…

Manifest mistake

Manifest mistake

A ship agent failed to manifest a cargo, which was a yacht, at the original port of loading. At the second port on the voyage the customs inspectors identified the error and seized the yacht. The…

Buyer beware

A shipbroker was asked to assist a buyer to place a bid in a judicial auction. Before proceeding the shipbroker was asked what their fee would be. The shipbroker said “typically our fee is 1% of the…

Ask the Editor

In the last Claims Review we offered you the opportunity to “Ask the Editor”. Here are a some of the questions that we have been asked. Please continue to send in your questions – we are enjoying…

Welcome to the April edition of ITIC’s Claims Review

Welcome to the April edition of ITIC’s Claims Review. It is now over a year since the first lockdown was imposed in the UK and we know that many of you all over the world have also been subject to…