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Following the conclusion of two voyages, the owners sent two claims (heating and demurrage) to the brokers within the contractual time bar, with instructions for the broker to send…

Importers of wines from France into the United States had previously encountered problems with consignments imported through New York during the winter months when the wine could be…

What is your role? I am a Senior Claims Executive, currently handling the European Claims for ITIC Europe. Where were you working before? Please give us a brief overview of your career…

A naval architect was engaged by a customer to design a 24m catamaran to service the offshore oil and gas industry. During sea trials following construction of the vessel and after…

A shipbroker regularly acted for the same charterers in a particular trade where it was customary to agree to “half despatch”. This is essentially a charge that the charterer gets from…

An agent set a reefer at -18 instead of +18 degrees for a cargo of candy going from India to Angola. The cargo, which was worth US$ 20,000, was a total loss. The claim also included…

A manager took on the management of a bulk carrier which had been purchased by the owner six months earlier on an “unseen as is basis”. It was managed by another third party manager until the ship…

The charterer asked the agent whether there were any restrictions which might cause problems for the ship at the discharge port. The agent telephoned the terminal who advised, verbally, that there…

A number of Members who are sale & purchase brokers have approached us to report that banks are expressing a reluctance to open accounts in the names of buyers or sellers for sale and purchase…

ITIC hosted Forum 2008 this past October with resounding success, thanks to the delegates and the time and efforts of the speakers. We had the pleasure of hosting over 200 attendees at Forum. With…