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On the Rocks

The Swedish Hydrographic Office produced a navigation chart with an incorrectly marked rock. A Russian tanker struck the rock and filed a claim against the organisation. The Swedish Supreme Court…

Submarine cables and risk management

By Chris Sturgeon of Red Penguin http://www.redpenguinltd.com/ Effective risk management of construction projects at sea requires, in particular, a fundamental understanding of the necessary…

Will the use of ECDIS lead to more marine casualties and allegations of unseaworthiness?

By Martyn Haines of Clyde & Co http://www.clydeco.com/ The rationale for the adoption of Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) was to contribute to safe navigation; reduce…

Contract check list for hydrographic surveyors

The trend over the last few years has been for Hydrographic Societies / Offices to change into privately owned companies from governmental bodies.  As this has happened it has become more likely…

Come and see ITIC at Oceanology International

ITIC are exhibiting at Oceanology International 2012 from the 13th -15th March, come and see us at the world's premier meeting place for the marine science and ocean technology community.…

Insurance - a guide to getting the best

To many hydrographic surveyors insurance is seen as being forced upon them by contractual requirements. To others it is prudent risk management. However you regard insurance, you do need to look at…

The Swedish Shipbrokers' Association's Autumn meeting...

Robert Hodge, the Account Executive at ITIC for Sweden attended the Swedish Shipbrokers’ Association’s (Sveriges Skeppsmäklareförening) autumn meeting on 8th November in Gothenburg.

ITIC's scheme for members of the Swedish Shipbrokers' Association...

ITIC provides an exclusive and affordable insurance scheme for the ship agent and shipbroker members of the Swedish Shipbrokers’ Association. The scheme is aimed at the type of member, who…

Incorrect calculations

A naval architect was appointed to re-design and certify part of a mast support structure on a yacht. The yacht was being converted into a luxury vessel to be used in commercial…

Welcome to this 2012 Naval Architecture Claims Special edition of The Wire

The Wire is ITIC’s e-newsletter which is sent to insured members of ITIC and their brokers several times a year. Each issue is specifically targeted to a sector of the membership,…