News & Media

27/02/2020

ITIC circular: Coronavirus fraud

ITIC has received reports of fraudulent invoices being submitted to owners for the provision of medical testing services in relation to the coronavirus.

17/02/2020

Ship Management International column - Can you deliver on your crew?

The following article appears in the January/February 2020 edition of Ship Management International.

02/12/2019

Press Release: Naval architects must check provenance of third-party designs, says ITIC

In a recent case, an International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) member faced legal action for unwittingly infringing design copyright. The member, a naval architect, was asked by a customer to provide final designs and specifications for a workboat based on existing plans supplied by them. As the customer’s stamp was clearly shown on the plans, the naval architect assumed that the customer retained ownership.

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.