Authored articles
22/10/2024
Time and tide wait for no agent
A ship agent arranged pilots for a tanker which was due to depart a terminal in the US. The agent was aware that due to the ship’s length a daylight departure was required as per the local pilot’s guidelines. This was arranged accordingly.
22/10/2024
Rusting in the rain
A ship agent was instructed to arrange for the collection of engine spare parts from the ship and deliver them to the principal’s yard.
22/10/2024
Confusing switch
Ship agents released cargo to the consignee who did not have original bills of lading (BLs). The cargo was initially shipped under seaway bills (which do not need to be handed in to get the cargo) and this was subsequently changed to BLs. However, the agent mistakenly thought the goods were still subject to the seaway bills.
22/10/2024
Naval architect faces curve ball
A naval architect had prepared drawings using CAD software and needed to send these to a company engaged to cut material using the architect’s drawings.
22/10/2024
Failing to submit manifest is not fine
A load port ship agent was required to submit an export manifest summary to the port authority.
22/10/2024
Weekend woes
A ship agent was informed that a ship was arriving on the Monday over a holiday weekend. However, the Master then advised the agent that their ETA had changed to the Sunday.
22/10/2024
Interview with Maggie Hui Li
Maggie Hui Li, ITIC’s claims executive, sits down to chat with the Claims Review editor, as part of this regular interview series in which we get to know ITIC’s claims handlers.
22/10/2024
Grain pain
A pool manager fixed a ship to load a cargo of grain at a South American port.