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A bulk carrier arrived at the discharge port with one of its own cranes not operational. The agent, insured by ITIC, made alternative arrangements for discharge which included the hire of a shore…

A shipbroker received a demurrage claim of US$ 80,000 by email to their fixture email address, “chartering@shipbroker.com”. However, the recap stipulated that all claims must be sent to…

A marine consultant and marine surveyor worked under the company name of ABC Ltd (not the real name). The surveyor, without realising, used the logo (really just a type of font) of another company…

A marine surveyor was contracted to carry out a valuation of a vessel for an IPO. The valuation was agreed to be based upon a visual inspection only. The valuation was included in the IPO prospectus…

A shipbroker arranged a contract of affreightment (“COA”) between owners and charterers. The COA ran for the 2020 calendar year and provided for a minimum of 4 and maximum of 12 shipments per…

Welcome to the April edition of ITIC’s Claims Review. The complete ITIC board successfully met in person, for the first time since 2019, at the end of March in Athens. The board meeting was followed…

A ship agent received instructions from their principal to arrange transit through the Panama Canal, from Balboa to Cristobal (northbound direction). The agent made the arrangements via the Panama…

This is an interesting question. Since the invasion of Ukraine, countries around the world have introduced many sanctions at record speeds. It is sometimes difficult to keep up. First, you need to…

Welcome to the October edition of ITIC’s Claims Review. The first Claims Review of the new Carolean age. We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. ITIC would…