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31/05/1999
Two consignments, each of 712 cartons of children’s shoes, were carried on the same ship from Shanghai to Kotka, Finland, under two bills of lading with similar numbers. When the Shanghai agent was authorised by the shipper...
A cargo of ethyl alcohol was discharged from a ship at Hamburg in damaged condition. The cargo insurers paid the claim for damage, and obtained a letter of guarantee from the ship owner’s P&I Club. The guarantee...
02/08/1998
ITIC is often asked whether a shipbroker is entitled to claim his commission. It is very important to remember that each case should be considered on its own facts. Shipbroker cut out of negotiations There...
An English ship broker remitted a balance of hire of US$ 30,000 twice to his European counter- part. In spite of many promises the European shipbroker failed to pay back the funds and court proceedings were commenced. ...
The Club's lawyers arrested a tanker in Abidjan, much to the disgust and ire of the master who threatened the court bailiff with bodily harm. The owner paid and the same bailiff tried to release the ship. The master...
Unpaid disbursements are not the only problem which face ship agents. In many countries ship agents have a joint and several liability with their principal for cargo claims, customs penalties, dock damage, etc. If a...
Norwegian ship brokers via a London broker, commenced negotiations for the sale of a tanker to a Greek buyer. Discussions continued for several months until the shipowner went bankrupt and the ship was taken over by a...
In a recent case, a ship agent in the Far East was nominated by the voyage charterer (a well known trading house) to be the agent for the disponent owner (a well known and reputable shipping company). The agent sent his...
Three chartering brokers requested the assistance of the Club to recover US$55,400 commission unpaid by an oil trader. The Club obtained information that the oil trader had another ship on time charter and tracked her to...
Where there is no obvious asset, such as a ship or bunkers, then other methods need to be considered. A ship agent was owed US$75,000 by a Greek ship management company which had no obvious assets apart from a hydrofoil...