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A chartering broker described the ship’s four previous loads as being “grain”. On this basis, the charterers confirmed the fixture with the owners. However, the last cargo was actually fishmeal, and…

A UK based naval architect was appointed by a shipyard in the USA to design a vessel, of which more than one was due to be built. One of the vessels suffered an incident in bad weather. The vessel…

A ship manager was appointed as a new building supervisor by an owner in respect of two ships they had under construction in a Chinese yard with the intention that they would become the managers of…

When reaching the final stages of a negotiation for the charter of a ship trading from the Black Sea to Spain, a ship broker applied laytime provisions which had recently been used in a previous…

A ship was being fixed to transport a cargo of caustic soda. During the negotiations, the ship owner contacted the local port agent to enquire as to the restrictions, if any, at the port. There were…

A ship agent manifested cargo incorrectly due to converting the weight into the wrong unit of measurement. The agent converted kilograms into metric tons instead of imperial tonnes as required by…

ITIC has been receiving an increasing number of reports of fraudulent invoices being submitted to vessel owners and managers for medical testing services following the outbreak of the…

If you have any claims related questions or queries please let us know on askeditorCR@thomasmiller.com and we will do our best to answer them in the next edition. One question we are often asked is…

Welcome to the Autumn edition of ITIC’s Claims Review. Since the last edition we all seem to have been subject to various forms of lockdowns and travel restrictions, with many of us working from our…

An ITIC member acted as a marine consultant, stowage and lashing planning advisor for the stowage of steel coils. The marine consultant was appointed by a principal for whom they had worked with for…