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The port agent who is unfortunate enough to be appointed by the owner or charterer of a ship which is arrested immediately it arrives at the port, can face unforeseen and adverse consequences. The…

After the success of the last Forum in 2000, the Club is pleased to announce that it will be holding a second Forum on 28 and 29 September 2004. The purpose of the event is to discuss topics of…

Fraudsters continue to involve ship agents in the smuggling of illegal immigrants by pretending they are joining crew. In the past twelve months over twenty approaches to ship agents have been…

ITIC makes it a condition for its ship management Members to be co-assured because ship managers are deemed to be the operator in many jurisdictions around the world. By being named on the hull and P…

The below article was written in 2003. ITIC's Guidelines for the Release of Cargoes were updated in…

USA Customs 24 Advance Manifest Rule Following the tragic events of 11th September, 2001 the US Government put in place various security measures to assist the US Customs Service (recently renamed…

Battle of the Forms Paul Dickie of Prettys reviews the perennial problem of parties fighting to incorporate their own terms and conditions into a contract. Central to many transport disputes is…

Now and then a broker might get to hear of a ship sale or other shipping transaction which has gone through, and the details of which sound familiar. Wasn’t that the transaction he had introduced and…

Demurrage claims routinely run into tens, and sometimes hundreds, of thousands of dollars. Demurrage should be a matter between the owners and the charterers but often ITIC has to pay substantial…

A compelling reason to have a Himalaya clause in your contract. A recent decision in the United States District Court, the Lady Marian, has increased the risk that liability may be imposed on the…