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20/10/2020

Buyer beware

A shipbroker was asked to assist a buyer to place a bid in a judicial auction.

20/10/2020

Ask the Editor

In the last Claims Review we offered you the opportunity to “Ask the Editor”. Here are a some of the questions that we have been asked.

13/07/2020

Potentially poor sleep

A naval architect was engaged to make modifications to a ship. The modifications included an additional 67 person accommodation unit.

13/07/2020

Swan necked

A naval architect designed a series of motor yachts for a yard. As part of the design contract, they were required to provide a drawing showing the down flooding points of the yacht. This drawing was to be provided on an “as built” basis. However, the drawing was never provided.

25/03/2020

Welcome to the Spring edition of ITIC’s Claims Review, April 2020

Welcome to the Spring edition of ITIC’s Claims Review, April 2020. The Claims Review provides a selection of cases recently handled by ITIC.

25/03/2020

Lumbering payments

A port agent was owed US$ 190,000 by a lumber company, the consignee of a cargo of lumber, in respect of both storage and demurrage charges.

25/03/2020

Trading places

During the course of fixing a ship, the owner’s commercial manager provided a warranty to the potential charterer that the ship had not traded to Sudan in the past three years.

25/03/2020

Pretend payments

The employee of a ship agent created false payment documents in respect of a genuine supplier to the agent. The employee provided all the necessary (false) documentation (including falsified operational approvals) before passing it onto accounting for payment.

25/03/2020

Q&A with Mark Brattman

The first in a regular series, we get to know ITIC’s claims handlers. In this interview, ITIC’s Legal Advisor and the new Editor of the Claims Review, Mark Brattman, outlines the most memorable claim he has handled and why not always having a pound coin in your pocket can prove to be very annoying!

25/03/2020

Making a fishmeal of it

A chartering broker described the ship’s four previous loads as being “grain”. On this basis, the charterers confirmed the fixture with the owners.

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