Seminar topics

i) Charter Parties including responsibilities of owners and charterers

• Voyage Charters
• Different types of Time Charter
• Contracts of Affreightment
• Who is responsible for what ~ on board, in management and in operation of the vessel

ii) Laytime & Demurrage

• Basics of vital documentation, including Notice of Readiness, Statement of Facts, Pumping Log
• Different methods of Dry Cargo and Tanker calculation including Reversible, non-Reversible and Averageable

iii) Bills of Lading

• Main functions : Receipt for Cargo, Evidence of Contract of Carriage, Document of Title
• Who may sign, how and why
• Letters of Indemnity
• Update on Rotterdam Rules

iv) Role of Shipbroker

• Roles and responsibilities, obligations and dangers

v) Dispute Resolution Methods

• Litigation, Mediation, Arbitration ~ which is more appropriate for different circumstances?
• Enforceability