Naval architects

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.

02/05/2018

Press Release: ITIC helps limit naval architect’s exposure after survey vessel capsizes

In a recent dispute, International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) helped a naval architect to successfully reduce the level of a claim by a shipbuilder for damages and loss of profits following the sinking of a hydrographic survey vessel which was deemed to be unstable.

17/10/2017

Event: Steamships to smart ships: the future of ship & yacht design

The next ITIC panel debate in the series focuses on naval architecture.

05/10/2016

Naval architecture

Professional indemnity insurance for naval architects

06/06/2016

Press Release: June 2016 - ITIC launches cyber liability insurance extension

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has launched a cyber liability extension to ITIC policies to protect its existing professional indemnity members against the growing threat posed by hackers.

15/05/2015

Press Release: May 2015 - Naval architects count the cost of ship design errors

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says recent claims experience demonstrates that naval architects need to be aware of the need to protect against their exposure to liability for damages resulting from errors in design work.

31/10/2012

ITIC IN THE NEWS: Naval architects uncovered? Article by Robert Sniffen in latest edition of The Naval Architect magazine

ITIC IN THE NEWS: The following article, written by Robert Sniffen, Senior Account Executive, appeared in the October 2012 edition of The Naval Architect magazine.

02/12/2011

ITIC negotiates settlement for naval architect in hull cracking dispute

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has highlighted the level of exposure to liability which naval architects can face, especially in today’s financially troubled shipping industry. In the latest edition of its...

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