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A shipbroker regularly acted for the same charterers in a particular trade where it was customary to agree to “half despatch”. This is essentially a charge that the charterer gets from…

An agent set a reefer at -18 instead of +18 degrees for a cargo of candy going from India to Angola. The cargo, which was worth US$ 20,000, was a total loss. The claim also included…

A manager took on the management of a bulk carrier which had been purchased by the owner six months earlier on an “unseen as is basis”. It was managed by another third party manager until the ship…

The charterer asked the agent whether there were any restrictions which might cause problems for the ship at the discharge port. The agent telephoned the terminal who advised, verbally, that there…