Claims examples

In Ship broking

01/03/1995

Boxship or tweendecker?

A shipbroker Member had represented the same charterer for many years and the same broker had always handled the account.  The business involved fixtures for cargoes of borax for which the charterers required ships with box...

01/03/1995

Broker's failure to pass voyage instructions to correct party

The broker acted for a chartering company with offices in the USA and Europe, and the agreement between them required the broker to advise the US company of the status of the charter arrangements for all shipments to the...

01/02/1996

Incorrect instructions for reefer temperature setting

A port agent in the UK received a container list from his principal's South American agent which included two containers of frozen meat shipped at -18oC.  When this information was transferred to the agent's computer system...

01/02/1996

Recovery of broker's commission under COA

A shipbroker Member asked the Club for assistance to recover approximately US$ 250,000 commission owed under a contract of affreightment.  The owner was reported to be experiencing financial difficulties and there was some...

01/02/1996

Failure to check status of owners

A shipbroker Member in Italy, acting on behalf of a Swiss charterer, fixed a ship to carry a cargo of soya pellets from Argentina to Tunisia with arrival at the load port to be between 18 and 22 September.  The Member was...

01/01/1997

Incorrect discharge port

Brokers had acted on behalf of charterers in respect of a voyage charter from Nigeria to the US Gulf.  In subsequently negotiating the terms of a preliminary round trip whereby the charterers would discharge some cargo in...

01/01/1997

Broker liable for undertakings

A broker was representing charterers who fell behind in their obligations to pay hire to the owners.  The same brokers had also been involved in the sub-charter of the ship.  The owners threatened to approach the...

01/01/1997

Misdescription of ship’s coating

Sale and purchase brokers representing the sellers of a vessel received a list of questions from the buyer's brokers including one as to whether the ship's underwater parts were painted with "SPC Colours". The sale...

01/01/1997

Lack of stern line prevents discharge

A North African oil company sent a circular to its panel of brokers informing them that tankers discharging at a certain North African port required a stern line.  About ten days later a London tanker broker re-negotiated...

01/01/1997

Shipyard fails to pay sale and purchase commission

A sale and purchase broker acted for a shipyard in connection with the construction and purchase of three multi-purpose ships.  Under the terms of a separate commission agreement, the shipyard was to pay 2% of the purchase...

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