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A claim was made against a ship manager for alleged failure of their duty in the supervision of the crew leading to poor crew performance and a poor standard of maintenance. The claim brought forward…

A ship agent took delivery of a cargo which was stored in a temporary storage warehouse at the port. The ship agent was meant to transfer and declare the cargo as “bonded”. However, they failed to do…

A port agent in the Middle East was appointed by a Line to assist in the discharge of 94 containers. Subsequently the port authorities levied a fine of US$ 333 per container as they did not have the…

A ship agent in the US failed to issue a Notice of Readiness (NOR) to the terminal in time, resulting in a delay of just under five days. The total amount the agent’s principal was out of pocket was…

I have been asked to go to a mediation. Do I have to go – and what is it? Thanks for this question, and it is something we are regularly asked. I am actually a big fan of the mediation process and…

Welcome to the October edition of ITIC’s Claims Review. The ITIC board met for their September board meeting in Genoa. There was a drinks reception at the Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi which was well…

ITIC’s member is a designer of fish farms. They designed a fish farm which was fabricated in Asia and delivered to the end user based in the UK. It became apparent when the fish farm was in situ…

A ship agent was presented with a correctly endorsed bill of lading by the consignee’s nominated clearing agent and in line with usual procedures issued the Delivery Order for clearing the cargo. The…

In the MYBA charter agreement if an owner sells the yacht after they have already agreed a charter they have to pay damages to the charterers. The amount of the damages depends on the amount of…

A port agent was asked by the Master of a ship what the sulphur requirements were at berth. The agent replied that fuel with an upper limit of 0.5% sulphur must be used, whereas in fact it was an…