Guides for marine claims professionals

Practical notes on building and checking a marine claim file. Each guide lists its sources. None of it is legal advice.

• Marine cargo claim documents: the checklist

  Every document a marine cargo claim needs, from bill of lading to survey report: who issues it and what it records. Check your next file against it.

  9 min read

• Statement of facts vs deck log: when the records disagree

  Who writes the statement of facts and the deck log, why their times differ, and how to compare them line by line and record a discrepancy with both sources.

  8 min read

• Time bars in marine cargo claims: notice, suit and extensions

  Notice and suit periods under the Hague, Hague-Visby, Hamburg and Rotterdam Rules, what starts the clock, and how to keep one confirmed date per cargo claim.

  9 min read

• Hull and machinery claim documents: the checklist

  The documents a hull and machinery claim file needs, stage by stage: notice, logbooks, surveys, class, repair quotes, invoices, general average and adjustment.

  8 min read