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A ship agent arranged pilots for a tanker which was due to depart a terminal in the US. The agent was aware that due to the ship’s length a daylight departure was required as per the local pilot’s…

A ship agent was instructed to arrange for the collection of engine spare parts from the ship and deliver them to the principal’s yard. However, the agent failed to arrange for the pickup in time…

Ship agents released cargo to the consignee who did not have original bills of lading (BLs). The cargo was initially shipped under seaway bills (which do not need to be handed in to get the cargo)…

A naval architect had prepared drawings using CAD software and needed to send these to a company engaged to cut material using the architect’s drawings. The naval architect had not previously worked…

A load port ship agent was required to submit an export manifest summary to the port authority. The port authority requirement was that the export manifest must be submitted by both paper and online…

A ship agent was informed that a ship was arriving on the Monday over a holiday weekend. However, the Master then advised the agent that their ETA had changed to the Sunday. The agent emailed the…

Maggie Hui Li, ITIC’s claims executive, sits down to chat with the Claims Review editor, as part of this regular interview series in which we get to know ITIC’s claims handlers. Maggie joined ITIC’s…

A pool manager fixed a ship to load a cargo of grain at a South American port. However they advised the owner of the pool of the wrong costs, which were then used to calculate freight. The manager…

A shipbroker acted on a fixture in which main terms were agreed. After the owners confirmed the recap they said to the broker that a certificate for the ship would be issued soon but that for…

A shipbroker acted as the sole broker for a voyage charterparty. The charterers and owners both had their preferred laycan clauses and instructed the broker to use their specific clause. The broker…