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The use of e-mail messages has been featured in previous ITIC publications. In the 2002 edition of the Intermediary the subject of Instant Messenger Systems, such as AOL, Yahoo and MSN Messenger, was…

A ship broker received an approach from a Chinese broker regarding the possibility of fixing ships to carry steel cargoes on behalf of a well-known local steel mill. The ship brokers approached the…

In many trade contracts, where the specification of the product is important, buyers and sellers will often agree that the quality will be determined by an independent expert and that the expert's…

A forwarder included "all shipments subject to the CMR Convention” in a written booking with a ship agent for line haulage. The agent failed to spot this note and appointed a haulier who…

The principal of a ship manager had taken delivery of a number of new buildings. Some of the ships were subject to a “sale and charter back” agreement. The principal had indicated he would consider…

An English port agent was nominated by a charterer with whom they did significant amounts of business. The agent was instructed by the charterer to release a steel cargo without production of the…

A surveying company recruited a senior staff member from a rival who brought a major client to his new firm. The surveyor used an existing reporting format. Shortly after the surveyor started his new…

A Turkish liner agent was requested by the receiver of 12 containers of frozen meat shipped from Denmark to deliver them without original bills of lading. The carrier's bills of lading were consigned…

A port agent in the Middle East appointed stevedores on behalf of the shipowner. It was only when he sent the invoice to the shipowner that the agent discovered that the cargo had been booked on a…

A P&I Club correspondent was requested to attend on board a ship to survey a cargo of 2,000 metrictonnes of bulk fertilizer, which had been contaminated by residues from a previous cargo. The…