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A ship agent was informed by one of their LNG clients that they should have benefited from a quantity discount on pilotage tariffs available at the port for which the agent had erroneously not…

A broker negotiated the sale of a fishing vessel. A Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) was signed between the buyers and sellers which included a clause providing that the broker would be paid 2% of the…

Geraldine is the newest member of the ITIC team, joining as a senior claims executive in August 2021. In this interview Geraldine sits down to chat with the Claims Review editor, where she outlines…

A commercial manager was instructed to plan a voyage to Acu Port, Brazil. In order to do this they used their own voyage calculation system. Unfortunately, the operator/ system generated a…

A crude oil tanker suffered an explosion during repairs in the UAE resulting in severe damage to the vessel. An extensive investigation was conducted by the UAE authorities and the matter was closed…

A shipbroker negotiated a short time charter on behalf of disponent owners (owners). The broker had worked with the owners for several years and it was their usual practice for the broker to use the…

A shipbroker arranged a fixture of regular monthly shipments of propane by way of a COA. For one shipment the buyer required a different quantity of the cargo and messaged the broker with this…

A liner agent accepted a booking for a shipment of 24 containers of roofing tiles which were to be carried by barge to the load port before being transshipped onto a vessel bound for the UK. The…

A consultant geophysical surveyor was on board a client’s vessel performing a survey. Whilst measuring sound velocity in the water using a device owned by the client, the surveyor tied the measuring…

A marine surveyor was requested to carry out an “On Hire Bunker” survey. Upon the surveyor’s arrival at the ship, the Master verbally informed the surveyor that tank number 3 starboard and tank…