Claims Review

21/10/2021

Q&A with Geraldine Koon

Geraldine is the newest member of the ITIC team, joining as a senior claims executive in August 2021. In this interview Geraldine sits down to chat with the Claims Review editor, where she outlines what she is looking forward to the most about her new role and we learn why Geraldine hates high shelves…

21/10/2021

Miles not Acu-rate

A commercial manager was instructed to plan a voyage to Acu Port, Brazil.  

21/10/2021

Court case confusion

A crude oil tanker suffered an explosion during repairs in the UAE resulting in severe damage to the vessel.

Clause for concern

A shipbroker negotiated a short time charter on behalf of disponent owners (owners). The broker had worked with the owners for several years and it was their usual practice for the broker to use the rider terms of the owners’ head charter when fixing sub charters.

Propane-ful mistake

A shipbroker arranged a fixture of regular monthly shipments of propane by way of a COA.

21/10/2021

Tile shipper hits the roof

A liner agent accepted a booking for a shipment of 24 containers of roofing tiles which were to be carried by barge to the load port before being transshipped onto a vessel bound for the UK.

21/10/2021

Knot a problem if ITIC has you covered

A consultant geophysical surveyor was on board a client’s vessel performing a survey. Whilst measuring sound velocity in the water using a device owned by the client, the surveyor tied the measuring equipment with a poor knot which slipped, allowing the equipment to fall overboard. It was unrecoverable.

21/10/2021

Always get instructions in writing

A marine surveyor was requested to carry out an “On Hire Bunker” survey. Upon the surveyor’s arrival at the ship, the Master verbally informed the surveyor that tank number 3 starboard and tank number 3 centre were outside of...

21/10/2021

A poor technical point

A ship performed a charter and was then redelivered within the normal redelivery period as agreed under the charter party. Shortly thereafter, the owners commenced insolvency proceedings and the ship was auctioned...

21/10/2021

The Lost Buoys

A marine surveyor was asked by their client to review the suitability of a proposed mooring arrangement of a buoy weighing 250 tonnes and measuring 12m in diameter. The buoy was ultimately to be used by ships loading iron...