Ship agency

18/10/2012

Ship Management International column October 2012 - Pointing the finger - article by Roger Lewis in latest edition of Ship Management International

The following article, written by Roger Lewis, appeared in the September- October 2012 edition of Ship Management International.

30/03/2012

Ship agents under increasing pressure from telex releases

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says that mistakes in arranging so-called ‘telex releases’ are a frequent and growing source of claims against ship agents. ITIC points out that this practice – whereby liner...

01/03/2011

Arrest order forces cruise shipowner to settle outstanding ship agency bill

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has warned that failure to pay ship agents promptly in accordance with contractual agreements can have serious consequences for shipowners, and can potentially involve them in...

25/05/2009

ITIC interventions show power of ship arrest

The latest Claims Review produced by the International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) provides evidence that, although ship arrest should in many respects be considered a last resort in the dispute resolution process, it...

Signing off on purchase orders as 'agents only' (Ref 0208)

This circular was originally issued in 2008, but this advice still remains valid in 2020: Our Ref: 0208 December 2008 To: Ship manager members of ITIC and their insurance brokers Ship...

02/11/2007

ITIC help avoid attempted crew scam (Bulletin)

The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has uncovered what appears to have been an attempt by an individual to gain illegal entry into the UK by using the services of a ship agent.The ship agent, based...

02/10/2005

New South Wales Road Transport Regulations (Circular 2005-03)

Our Ref: 2005/03 October, 2005 To:  all Australian ship agency members and their insurance brokers  Road Transport Regulations – Compliance and Enforcement The Managers have been contacted by a number of...

31/05/2004

ISPS Code - Impact of the ISPS code on members of ITIC

All companies involved in shipping will be aware that on 1st July 2004 the International Ship and Port Security Code has been implemented. At this stage no-one can be sure exactly what effect this will have but it is clear that...

02/02/2004

Issuance of Switch Bill of Lading (Circular 2004-02)

What are "switch" bills of lading? “Switch” bills of lading are a second set of bills of lading issued by the carrier (or by the carrier’s agent) in substitution for the bills of lading issued at the time of...

16/04/2002

Bill of Lading Fraud (Circular 2001/ 02)

Some years ago the Club included an article on the dangers attached to "pre-dating and clausing" of bills of lading in its newsletter, "The Intermediary".  The Club issued a circular on the same subject...