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Alternative dispute resolution

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has for many years been a feature of the litigation process in a number of jurisdictions around the world such as Australia and the United States. As a result of…

Sub Agency Agreements

The practice of a ship agent employing a sub-agent in order to undertake tasks in a port in which the agent himself does not maintain an office will be familiar to many readers of The Intermediary.…

Helpdesk at ITIC

In addition to the comprehensive insurance provided by the Club, all Members have access to free advice and guidance from the Club’s “Helpdesk”. The staff of ITIM, ITIC’s management company, have all…

Board approval

ITIC Members might be forgiven for thinking that their Club is controlled by the managers. Underwriting quotes, claims payments and publications are all the responsibility of the managers; as indeed…

NVOC Bills of Lading

Some of ITIC’s Members operate as non ship owning carriers and this article examines some of the pitfalls that can be encountered when issuing NVOC Bills of Lading. You have paid the loss – can you…

Liability insurance - a luxury or necessity?

A large number of ship and crew managers still operate without professional indemnity or liability insurance – by one calculation perhaps 40% of them. Why is this? Have the 60% who have chosen to…

Welcome

Welcome to the Intermediary, in this the Club’s 75th year. This is the first of the new-look annual editions which is also the first to be published in both hard copy and electronically (on the…

Designated Person - Insurance or not?

This article is primarily concerned with a Designated Person within a ship manager’s office as it is their concerns that need to be addressed. The real question is not so much one of whether the…

Authorised Consignor – ship agents’ potential liabilities

On 1 July, 1998 modifications were made to EC procedures for Community Transit goods. These changes were made pursuant to Article 389 of Commission Regulation Number 2454/93, and will impact on the…

SIGNUM SERVICES – the Club’s private investigators

ITIM Co. Ltd, the managers of ITIC, are a subsidiary of Thomas Miller & Co. Ltd. The Miller group manages a number of other Clubs in the international transport field, including the UK P&I…