Good day All,
just want to ask you the following question.
The broker of a bareboat charterer had fixed the vessel for a voyage but intentionally entered the shipowner
as carrier under the C/P, not the bareboat charterer. After the bareboat charterer defaulted – he did not paid his hires and disappeared, the managers claimed the balance freight as well as all demurrage. Meanwhile it turns out that the shipowner was a party under the voy C/P and few claims were lodged. My question is – as the broker is a Fellow of the institute and he intentionally entered the shipowner as a carrier and not the bareboat charterer thus violating the rules and in our point of view he was acting fraudulently what actions can be taken on behalf of the Institute against the Fellow in question, what are the procedures?
Awaiting your advises.
Thank you in advance!