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01/03/1995
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...
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...
The German agent of a Far Eastern shipping line took delivery of four 40 foot containers, each holding 368 TV sets. Each container was covered by a separate B/L which showed 'C' as the shipper and consignee "To...
A marine surveyor was instructed to determine the suitability for towage to a drydock of a steel hulled yacht built in the nineteenth century. The surveyor produced his preliminary report which stated that, although the...
An Italian freight forwarder was instructed by shippers to transport a consignment of copper pipes from a factory in Brescia to the load port, La Spezia, for onward shipment to Algiers. The forwarder instructed haulier 'A'...
The former manager of a ship which had been sold received a debit note for the P&I release call. The terms of payment of the release call were that failure to pay by a specified date would result in a substantial...
Scandinavian ship managers were appointed as technical managers of a tanker owned by a K/S limited partnership. The management agreement was originally between the ship managers and the shipowning company but was...
A liner agent in France acted for one partner in a joint service from North America to Northern Europe. In their capacity as agents for the joint service partner the agents received a claim from the insurers for wet damage...
01/03/1994
An agent at Karachi acted for charterers of a vessel which arrived at the port and was discharging a heavy package on to a barge which sank, taking the cargo with it. The Karachi Port Authority held the agent liable for the...
The agents were appointed as general agents in the UK for liner operators who went bankrupt owing approximately £7 million to their creditors. As is not unusual in such cases, some creditors of the line, including suppliers,...