Claims examples

In Ship agency

30/04/2009

Oil Major Sister Vessel Arrest

A ship agent arranged for the towage of an oil major’s rig through the Suez Canal. The oil major considered the cost to be high and refused to pay for the service. Agents in the Suez Canal have a bond with the Suez Canal...

30/04/2009

Outstanding Disbursement Account

A ship agent had an unpaid disbursement account of USD 20,300 following a ship’s call. The ship arrived on 27th October and departed 15th November 2007, during which time repairs were carried out in dry dock. The agent had been...

01/01/2009

A fruity problem

A cargo of South African grapefruit arrived in a far eastern port. One of the duties of the ship agent was to arrange for a surveyor to go on board and, amongst other things, check that the seals on the hatches were intact. It is...

01/01/2009

Don't forget detention charges

A ship agent was advised by a shipping line that with effect from 1st January 2007, all containers in Indian Ports would be subject to a new import detention charge handled on behalf of their principal. These charges are paid by...

01/01/2009

Lost leather and dodgy depots

Fifteen pallets of leather were stolen from a depot in Argentina. The ship agent was held jointly and severally liable with the ship owner for the value of the cargo, which was USD 260,000. The ship owner did not pay the claim...

01/01/2009

Appointing party and ship owners: company confusion

An English ship agent accepted a nomination for the agency of a ship from a company in St. Petersburg. The appointment message simply read “please advise D/A, restrictions and timetable in your port for our ship going to...

03/03/2008

Beware of local laws

Venezuela, in common with many countries, has regulations to protect domestic shipping. Foreign flagged ships can obtain a permit when there is no local tonnage capable of performing the required service within Venezuelan waters....

01/03/2007

Arrest: not always a quick remedy

Over the years, ITIC has arrested many vessels in order to recover outstanding debts for Members. Where an undisputed debt is involved the majority of arrests result in the debt being paid immediately by the vessel’s owner or...

01/03/2007

Misdirection: tales of woe

Millions of containers are sent around the world, being offloaded and reloaded onto different ships at different hub ports, and 99.9% of them arrive at the right place, on time and undamaged. However, inevitably there are...

01/03/2007

Right number, wrong box

ITIC received notice of a claim faced by a liner agent at an African port. The agent had arranged for cargo to be delivered to an inland destination in a forty foot container leased by his principal. In due course a forty foot...

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