News & Media

06/11/2019

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.

23/10/2019

ITIC circular: Brexit update October 2019

All EU members (and not those within the United Kingdom) will now be renewed on EU fronted policies as and when those renewals become due.

15/10/2019

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.

04/06/2019

Press Release: Failure to incorporate terms and conditions could find shipping out of its depth

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has warned its members of the need to incorporate terms and conditions into their business dealings in order to limit their potential exposure to liability.

07/05/2019

Press Release: Failure to check charterparty wording catches ship manager off guard

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has urged ship brokers and managers to check the terms of their charterparty agreements closely before signing, in order to avoid costly mistakes further down the line.

29/04/2019

ITIC circular: BIMCO GDPR clauses

Following a number of recent enquiries regarding GDPR (the General Data Protection Regulation) ITIC would like to remind our ship management members that BIMCO has drafted the following GDPR clauses...

09/04/2019

ITIC circular: Brexit update April 2019

Preparations in anticipation of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.

05/04/2019

Press Release: ITIC says simple checks will defeat shipping industry fraudsters

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says ship brokers and agents are among those most at risk of exposure to fraud in the shipping industry, and urges them to carry out simple checks in order to protect themselves.

07/02/2019

Change to ITIC's auditors

Moore Stephens LLP London, ITIC’s current auditor, is one of five Moore Stephens offices that are leaving the Moore Stephens UK and international network to join BDO.

31/01/2019

Ship Management International column January/February 2019 - Don't become liable for the charterer's default

The following article appeared in the January/February 2019 edition of Ship Management International.

29/01/2019

Press Release: ITIC e-learning video highlights dangers of switch bills of lading

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has produced an e-learning video for ship agents on the use of ‘switch bills of lading’, a second sets of bills used as a substitute for the original bills of lading issued at time of shipment.

14/01/2019

Press Release: ITIC reimburses broker accused by owner of breach of authority

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) recently represented a shipbroker accused by an owner of breach of warranty of authority in a dispute arising under a non-performing contract of affreightment (CoA).