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Press Release: Agents encouraged to act quickly on shippers’ instructions, warns ITIC

ITIC warns agents to respond to shippers’ requests in good time, or face the possibility of financial penalties.  The insurer cites a recent case where a container of frozen beef was being…

ITIC circular: Brexit update October 2019

TO ALL MEMBERS AND BROKERS ITIC is now writing EU policies via a fronting arrangement In April 2019 we set out the arrangements that were being made to ensure that ITIC could continue to provide…

Press Release: ITIC reminds agents to beware of bankruptcies

ITIC, the International Transport Intermediaries Club, is seeing an increasing number of ship agents becoming exposed to the fall-out from the bankruptcy of their principal. In the normal course of…

Press Release: Naval architects must check provenance of third-party designs, says ITIC

Press Release: Naval architects must check provenance of third-party designs, says ITIC

In a recent case, an International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) member faced legal action for unwittingly infringing design copyright. The member, a naval architect, was asked by a customer…

ITIC circular: Coronavirus fraud

ITIC has received reports of fraudulent invoices being submitted to owners for the provision of medical testing services in relation to the coronavirus.  Fraudulent  invoices often contain…

Press Release: ITIC warns members of fraudulent invoices relating to coronavirus testing

ITIC, the International Transport Intermediaries Club, has been receiving an increasing number of reports of fraudulent invoices being submitted to vessel owners and managers for medical testing…

Maintaining business continuity and managing risk during the COVID-19 outbreak

Maintaining business continuity and managing risk during the COVID-19 outbreak

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak all staff who work at ITIC are now working from home, to minimise the potential impact on our employees and business operations, in accordance with…

ITIC circular: Ship valuation wordings and the Coronavirus outbreak

In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008 brokers providing valuations included additional wording in their certificates reflecting the state of the market. These generally pointed out …

ITIC circular: issues with receiving original bills of lading

During this extraordinary time of lockdowns around the world, there will be issues with receiving the original bills of lading.  Port agents may be asked by consignees to deliver goods to them…

ITIC circular: COVID-19: Air charter brokers advised to check contracts

ITIC would like to remind all air charter brokers of the importance of checking - and double-checking - that all charter contracts with the flying customer are on a fully back-to-back basis with the…