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A number of shipbroker Members have asked the Managers for their views on the use of instant messenger systems, such as those provided by MSN Messenger, Yahoo and AOL, as a medium for doing…

The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) has updated its standard trading conditions. The new 2002 version received the approval of the Institute’s Federation Council in September 2002 and will…

Radio Netherlands interviews - Julia Mavropoulos ITIC’s circular titled “Ship Agents Beware! The ship calling for a crew change may involve illegal immigrants“ was well received by the Club’s…

The Year 2000 problem, or the “millennium bug” as it is sometimes called, arose several decades ago when the memory resources of computer chips were very limited and programmers were encouraged to…

ITIC insures the professional liabilities of many of the world's leading P&I Club correspondents and this article examines the role of correspondents as well as their potential exposure to…

Further to the article which appeared in the October 1996 edition of “The Intermediary”, we are pleased to announce the successful completion of ITIC's first FALCA; one of the first such decisions to…

This edition of The Intermediary is the first in the Club's new colours. It also features our new logo. The changes reflect ITIC's role as the leading international insurer of transport…

A personal view by Dr. Philip Rogers, MD of SSY Consultancy & Research Ltd With so many shipping decisions driven by “gut feeling” and instinct, what is the role of shipbroking research today?…

It is essential that the language of standard shipping documentation should reflect current practice in the various trades and sectors for which the documents were originally drafted and the updating…

Outstanding fees, commissions and other charges are not at all uncommon in most businesses, but in shipping there can be significant problems in pursuing such claims when they are against companies…