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A ship agent based in the USA was appointed by the owner of a ship due to arrive in Texas. The agent ordered a pilot for Monday as instructed by the ship. The purpose of the ship’s visit was to take…

A shipbroker fixed a ship between owners and charterers which was due to load grain from Ukraine. Shortly thereafter they received notice from the charterers to cancel the fixture as the Ukrainian…

A ship agent was asked by their principal to enquire whether there was space to transit through the Panama Canal on a specific date. However, the agent misunderstood the request to check if a slot…

A shipbroker was involved in a fixture where the charterer needed a ship at a certain time. The charterer sent an email to the broker to narrow the laycan to 30 days but the broker was on holiday…

A 40ft reefer container laden with 12 tons of frozen pastry and baking dough in pallets was booked to be transported from Europe to the Middle East via the port of Antwerp. The cargo was loaded in…

“Can an owner claim against us, as a manager, if we are co-assured on the ship’s insurance policies?" Thank you for your question. This is something we are asked quite regularly. The short answer…

Welcome to the May edition of ITIC’s Claims Review.  The ITIC board met for their March board meeting in Singapore. There was a drinks reception at the Asian Civilisations Museum which was…

An offshore surveying firm signed a contract with an oil company, for the provision of geophysical surveys and geotechnical surveys over certain gas fields. The gas extraction in that field had been…

A yacht manager performed a successful coordination of a medical emergency response in respect of a crew member that felt ill. A helicopter collected the crew member from the yacht and took him to a…

Managers were responsible for a ship between 2014 to 2017 subject to a shipman contract. After redelivery they were put on notice of a claim from the owners who alleged that they had suffered losses…