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Perhaps more accurately in this instance, the question is really when does a ship cease to be a ship for the purposes of arrest. This was the issue addressed by the Ghent Court of Seizures. A…

In recent years liner operators have been rushing to Germany for their new tonnage. Several have set up their own ship management companies in Germany. They have done so because, during the 1990s,…

By Gry Bratvold and Gaute Gjelsten of Wikborg Rein Classification societies occupy a unique place in the field of maritime law and commerce, despite, or perhaps because of, the controversy that…

ITIC has seen an increasing number of sale and purchase brokers being asked to hold deposits on behalf of the buyers and sellers. While not yet a feature of a large number of transactions, the…

ITIC insures an ever increasing number of naval architects. The challenges and claims encountered by naval architects are extremely varied, but the following article illustrates three of the common…

THOMAS MILLER AUSTRALIA The Sydney office was the first overseas office set up by Thomas Miller, and was established 30 years ago. The office has 8 staff and is located in the city, overlooking the…

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…