Shipbroker's document delay leads to US$24,000 demurrage settlement, ITIC warns

A shipbroker contributed US$24,000 towards a settlement of a demurrage dispute after delays in forwarding key documents complicated a claim between shipowners and charterers, according to a case highlighted by International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) in its most recent Claims Review. The dispute concerned a demurrage claim, valued at approximately US$48,000, which the owners were ...