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27/03/2014

The price of proving innocence

A ship agent was named as a second defendant by cargo interests in a claim for damage to significant quantities of imported aluminium.
Hydrographic howler

27/03/2014

Hydrographic howler

A hydrographic surveyor was appointed to conduct a survey for a harbour authority. The surveyor made a mistake taking the readings as they had not allowed for the depth of the transducer on the survey vessel. A total of three data sets were taken, each containing the same error. This resulted in the readings showing half a metre too little and the harbour authority restricted access to the harbour for certain seagoing vessels.

27/03/2014

Zeroing in on the mistake

A ship agent issued a manifest for seven containers of fruit to be shipped from the Caribbean. The system used did not allow for a zero figure to be put in front of the decimal point, so the temperature read as “-.5C”.

27/03/2014

Foils fitting failure

The design of a passenger ship was undertaken by a naval architect, who was appointed by aship yard. Once the ship entered service, a number of problems were reported by the operator.

27/03/2014

Counting confusion

A new regulation was issued by local maritime authorities in South America, stipulating the type and number of tugs to be used depending on the size of a vessel.
Ensure you incorporate your standard terms and conditions

27/03/2014

Ensure you incorporate your standard terms and conditions

Shippers of a cargo of wheat instructed a marine surveyor to survey and certify the holds of a bulk carrier as fit for loading.

27/03/2014

Two channel communication

At the outset of negotiations the principal instructed his broker that they were prepared to pay a daily rate plus a lumpsum for redelivery in the Far East. The principal and the broker were communicating on an electronic messenger system while the broker was having exchanges with the other party via email.

10/10/2013

Absolutely bananas

A ship agent overlooked the filing of some customs documentation for two containers of bananas due to be loaded on a ship in the Caribbean. Due to this error, the two containers remained in port.

10/10/2013

Forged bills of lading

The shipment of six containers of castor oil, worth USD 270,000, was arranged by a ship agent member of ITIC. The containers were to be transported from India to Antwerp. Unfortunately, the Belgian agent released the cargo to the consignee against a bill of lading that appeared genuine at first glance – but was in fact a clever forgery.

10/10/2013

Cargo discharge clanger

A ship agent received instructions from a shipper to book eight containers of cargo from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia and issued two bills of lading for the booking.

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