Claims Review 51
Claims Review 51 (Simplified Chinese)
Latest Issue, The Claims Review
22/10/2024
The ITIC board met for their September board meeting in Cyprus. ITIC remains in great health and the Chairman’s 2024 statement can be found in this article.
A shipbroker acted as the sole broker for a voyage charterparty. The charterers and owners both had their preferred laycan clauses and instructed the broker to use their specific clause.
A shipbroker acted on a fixture in which main terms were agreed. After the owners confirmed the recap they said to the broker that a certificate for the ship would be issued soon but that for reference, the charterer could check the certificate of a sister ship which was almost the same, and where “the navigation area is R1 as well’.
A pool manager fixed a ship to load a cargo of grain at a South American port.
Maggie Hui Li, ITIC’s claims executive, sits down to chat with the Claims Review editor, as part of this regular interview series in which we get to know ITIC’s claims handlers.
A ship agent was informed that a ship was arriving on the Monday over a holiday weekend. However, the Master then advised the agent that their ETA had changed to the Sunday.
A load port ship agent was required to submit an export manifest summary to the port authority.
A naval architect had prepared drawings using CAD software and needed to send these to a company engaged to cut material using the architect’s drawings.
Ship agents released cargo to the consignee who did not have original bills of lading (BLs). The cargo was initially shipped under seaway bills (which do not need to be handed in to get the cargo) and this was subsequently changed to BLs. However, the agent mistakenly thought the goods were still subject to the seaway bills.
A ship agent was instructed to arrange for the collection of engine spare parts from the ship and deliver them to the principal’s yard.
A ship agent arranged pilots for a tanker which was due to depart a terminal in the US. The agent was aware that due to the ship’s length a daylight departure was required as per the local pilot’s guidelines. This was arranged accordingly.
A ship agent based in Europe was asked to arrange emergency supplies (food, blankets, medical items) for a Navy ship.
A shipping line issued instructions to all its liner agents that when accepting cargoes of charcoal, a self-heating test certificate must be provided before loading onto the ship.
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