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It is time for ship agents to examine the rubber stamps they use when signing bills of lading and consider destroying some of them. Ship agents are sometimes sued in addition to (or instead of) their…

The last issue of the “Intermediary“ contained an article on mediation. Since that article was published there have been three major developments affecting the use of this increasingly popular form…

ITIC’s shipmanagement Members should be aware that underwriters in the London market are in the process of revising the standard hull insurance clauses to bring them into line with current market…

The new FONASBA (Federation of National Associations of Shipbrokers and Agents) Standard Liner and General Agency Agreement is now in use. In a bid to modernise their documentation, FONASBA decided…

A number of shipbroker Members have asked the Managers for their views on the use of instant messenger systems, such as those provided by MSN Messenger, Yahoo and AOL, as a medium for doing…

The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) has updated its standard trading conditions. The new 2002 version received the approval of the Institute’s Federation Council in September 2002 and will…

Radio Netherlands interviews - Julia Mavropoulos ITIC’s circular titled “Ship Agents Beware! The ship calling for a crew change may involve illegal immigrants“ was well received by the Club’s…

The Year 2000 problem, or the “millennium bug” as it is sometimes called, arose several decades ago when the memory resources of computer chips were very limited and programmers were encouraged to…

ITIC insures the professional liabilities of many of the world's leading P&I Club correspondents and this article examines the role of correspondents as well as their potential exposure to…

Further to the article which appeared in the October 1996 edition of “The Intermediary”, we are pleased to announce the successful completion of ITIC's first FALCA; one of the first such decisions to…