The Claims Review - Issue 47, October 2022

Claims Review 47

Claims Review 47 (simplified Chinese)

Welcome to the October edition of ITIC's Claims Review

18/10/2022

Welcome to the October edition of ITIC's Claims Review

Welcome to the October edition of ITIC’s Claims Review. The first Claims Review of the new Carolean age.
Certainly not certified

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Certainly not certified

A Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate (“SSCEC”) was due to expire in two months’ time. The ship manager made inquiries for renewal of the SSCEC at the next port.
Unauthorised unconditional extension of laycan

18/10/2022

Unauthorised unconditional extension of laycan

A shipbroker acted for both the owners and charterers in a fixture. Different shipbrokers within the company acted for each party.
A bunker based barney

18/10/2022

A bunker based barney

A shipbroker advised ITIC that they were owed US$ 68,000 of commission from a sale and purchase of a ship.  
Q&A with Charlotte Kirk

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Q&A with Charlotte Kirk

Charlotte Kirk, ITIC’s commercial director, sits down to chat with the Claims Review editor, as part of this regular interview series in which we get to know ITIC’s claims handlers. In this interview Charlotte explains why the “frozen fish claim” is the most memorable claim she has handled and shares her love of all things water/boat related.
Tariff trouble

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Tariff trouble

A hub agent was appointed as the ship’s protective agent by the owner. The charterer was an oil major.  
A foul up

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A foul up

A commercial manager was held responsible by owners for failing to arrange a pre-departure survey for the fouling of the hull. The ship had had an extended stay at a port and that created a requirement to check for marine growth.
Feeling the heat

18/10/2022

Feeling the heat

Following the discharge of the cargo from a ship a shipbroker was presented with an invoice for heating expenses amounting to US$ 70,000 by the owners to be passed on to the charterers.
Containers

18/10/2022

A delayed description

A ship agent based at a transhipment port was required to submit a declaration to customs authorities in respect of a container of 990 cases of cigarettes being transhipped at that port.
Ferry fiasco

18/10/2022

Ferry fiasco

A designer was appointed to provide outline design services in respect of an upgrade to a ferry service and then to advise the client on technical matters during the subsequent build.

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