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A ship agency had persistent problems obtaining settlement of port disbursements from a recognised and important ship operator in Vietnam. They reported the problem under their ITIC, Rule 10,…

A young trainee shipbroker, no more than a few months in the job, attended a function at a major industry conference. He was introduced to a young associate attorney from a prominent local law firm.…

Charterers who had entered a COA asked the shipbroker if they could increase the volume of cargo which had already been booked. The broker, who was working from home, contacted the owner via SMS to…

ITIC is increasingly asked to comment on confidentiality agreements, sometimes known as nondisclosure agreements. The use of confidentiality agreements has always been common when parties are…

A recent case in which ITIC supported a ship agent Member in pursuing a claim in the New Zealand High Court shows that timing can be everything when it comes to pursuing a claim against a ship owned…

Marine surveyors in Germany were engaged by charterers to attend the loading of a cargo and report on any damage caused by the stevedores. The subsequent emailed instructions contained (in…

An inspector of CARB - California Air Resources Board (the clean air agency of the state of California) – boarded a ship in July 2011 managed by an ITIC Member at the Los Angeles Terminal. The Chief…

A ship agent was contacted by charterers. The charterers asked the agent to obtain a quote from a local port on how much it would cost to discharge two parcels weighing 70mt using the shore crane.…

Operators of a passenger and ro-ro ferry service appointed a naval architect to design a 45m landing craft ferry. The design was to be based on that of an existing vessel operated by the…

An air charter broker received a request to act for a principal who was seeking to charter an aeroplane for a flight two days later from Scotland to Morocco. The broker reviewed the available options…