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Although I have now served as Chairman of ITIC for only nine months I have had the pleasure to have served on the Board for 13 years. Someone told me very early on in my career that there is…

Port state authorities around the world, but most notably in the USA, Germany and France, are taking an increasingly hard line on ships which have, or are suspected of having, breached the MARPOL…

In the September 2003 edition of The Intermediary, the Club provided the answers to questions which had been posed by ITIC Members in respect of the ITIC GUIDELINES FOR THE RELEASE OF CARGOES 2003.…

Marine professionals (surveyors, designers, naval architects etc) operating in any of the marine industries as independent contractors should endeavour to limit their exposure to claims by ensuring…

There is a common misconception among ship agents that all disbursements incurred by a ship owner or a time charterer constitute a maritime lien which is automatically enforceable against the ship…

IT may only have been four years since the 2000 ITIC Forum, but it has been a busy four years. During that time not only has the Club’s membership risen from 1,200 companies to 1,800, but premium…

ITIC SAILING DAY - TRAFALGAR 200 In connection with the Trafalgar 200 events, ITIC arranged for a day’s sailing on the Solent for some its Members. We were joined by Peter French (British Maritime…

Typically shipbroker commission collection cases center around the language found in the commission clause of a charter party. These clauses generally provide that a broker acting for a principal in…

BIMCO’s attention has been drawn to the fact that some shipowners do not name third party ship managers as co-assured on their hull and machinery policies. This is a highly dangerous practice that…

Ship managers need to be co-assured because the economics of ship management are based on a management fee structure that does not envisage the manager purchasing separate P&I and hull and…