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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.

03/05/2022

Claims Review 46

Welcome to the April edition of ITIC’s Claims Review. The complete ITIC board successfully met in person, for the first time since 2019, at the end of March in Athens.

28/04/2022

Consolidated chaos

A ship agent based in Colombia received a claim as a result of an administrative error when entering booking data into the carrier’s system and customs system.

28/04/2022

Tighten the strings

A naval architect designed a series of fast pilot vessels. They completed the designs and submitted them to the classification society. The plans were returned and class advised that the forward stringers should be strengthened.

28/04/2022

May the force not be with you

A fixture was being negotiated for a March loading. All the correspondence referred to the shipment taking place in March. However, once the main terms had been agreed, the broker sent a confirmation email containing a recap inserting May instead of March. The broker thought nothing of it until the charterers asked whether the owners had nominated a ship for the March loading.

28/04/2022

Paradise is not twice as nice

A banker wished to charter a yacht for a holiday. ITIC insured the yacht broker acting for the charterer who provided details of a yacht MY PARADISE to them, which had been received from the yacht’s central agent. Unfortunately, the information provided by the broker to the charterer included pictures and details for a more expensive yacht called PARADISE

28/04/2022

No fixture, no problem

A ship had been fixed by a shipbroker, who then received notice from the charterer to cancel the fixture due to the closure of Ukrainian ports as a result of the Russian conflict.

28/04/2022

Foul up

A commercial manager was held responsible by their principal for failing to arrange a pre-departure survey in respect of fouling of the hull.

28/04/2022

Q&A with Aysegul Wallis

Aysegul is the newest member of the ITIC team, joining as an account executive in March 2022. In this interview we learn what Aysegul is looking forward to most about her new role and we discover which food she can never say no to.

28/04/2022

Grab n’ not go

A bulk carrier arrived at the discharge port with one of its own cranes not operational. The agent, insured by ITIC, made alternative arrangements for discharge which included the hire of a shore crane and grab.

Claims Review

Ferry fiasco

Claims Review 46

Consolidated chaos

Tighten the strings

May the force not be with you

Paradise is not twice as nice

No fixture, no problem

Foul up

Q&A with Aysegul Wallis

Grab n’ not go

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