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13/04/2017

An unacceptable tanker

A pool manager misdescribed a tanker as being acceptable to a specific oil major, even though he had received an email from the head owners prior to fixing that stated she had been rejected by them. This email was overlooked by the pool manager when the tanker was fixed for a spot voyage to load ULSD (ultra low sulphur diesel).

13/04/2017

Employment terms

A commercial manager fixed a ship that had been under his management for several years for a project voyage to Finland.

13/04/2017

The forgotten tug costs

A Scandinavian port agent was asked by the owners of a ship to provide a proforma disbursement account for a call at their port.
February is the shortest month

13/04/2017

February is the shortest month

Ship broker fixed a vessel for an initial period of 3 months with subsequent optional periods of 3 months. The optional periods were declarable 30 days prior to expiry of the preceding period.
Jack-up barge punches through sandy bottom

13/04/2017

Jack-up barge punches through sandy bottom

In 2007, an offshore consultant performed a site assessment for a jackup crane barge. The site was known to have some inherent difficulties for jack-up operations due to the underlying layer of soft clay which could potentially lead to a “punch-through” of the one of the jack-up’s legs.

13/04/2017

An underestimated letter of guarantee

A South American port agent acted for a ship that discharged a bulk cargo at his port. There was a cargo shortage in an amount that exceeded the customs allowance, which meant that there would be customs duty and possibly a fine to pay.

13/04/2017

Off duty messages

It was the weekend and a member of a tanker broker’s operations staff was not on duty. A message was received on their phone, which was linked to their individual email address.

20/09/2016

Short circuit

This claim involved one cargo owner, two brokers working at different offices, and three shipowners.

20/09/2016

Guaranteed commission

Ship brokers in Asia were due commission on the sale of a vessel for scrap. The buyers performance of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was guaranteed by their Hong Kong based affiliate.

20/09/2016

Reports alone are not enough

Ship managers acted as managers of a vessel for a number of years until it was sold. When it was delivered in Northern Europe to the buyers, Class suspended the vessel’s approvals due the state of its ballast tanks.

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