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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…

A ship performed a charter and was then redelivered within the normal redelivery period as agreed under the charter party. Shortly thereafter, the owners commenced insolvency proceedings and the…

A marine surveyor was asked by their client to review the suitability of a proposed mooring arrangement of a buoy weighing 250 tonnes and measuring 12m in diameter. The buoy was ultimately to be used…

Please continue to send in your questions – we are enjoying them. You can email us at askeditorCR@thomasmiller.com My commission is being withheld due to the charterers failing to pay demurrage. Can…

A ship agent based in Colombia received a claim as a result of an administrative error when entering booking data into the carrier’s system and customs system. The agent was asked to amend a…

A naval architect designed a series of fast pilot vessels. They completed the designs and submitted them to the classification society. The plans were returned and class advised that the forward…

A fixture was being negotiated for a March loading. All the correspondence referred to the shipment taking place in March. However, once the main terms had been agreed, the broker sent a…

The name of the yacht has been changed to a fictional name. A banker wished to charter a yacht for a holiday. ITIC insured the yacht broker acting for the charterer who provided details of a yacht…