Maritime Law & Shipping Contracts

The training course will combine presentations with instructor guided interactive discussions between participants relating to their individual workplace. Practical exercises, video material and case studies aiming at stimulating these discussions and providing maximum benefit to the participants will support the training.

By the end of this Maritime Law & Shipping Contracts training course, you will be able to: 

• Gain understanding of the fundamental basis of Maritime Law
• Gain full knowledge of the main Shipping Contracts, Treaties and International Convention affecting the Maritime Industry
• Know the full responsibilities and rights of the various parties involved in the shipping trade
• Learn to better manage the risks and liabilities involved in maritime transactions
• Know the best use of alternative dispute resolution processes to resolve claims disputes to save costs and time

This Maritime Law & Shipping Contracts training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will especially benefit: 

• CEO, COO, CFO
• Fleet Managers
• Ship Managers
• Superintendents
• Legal counsel
• Financial officers
• Technical Managers
• Marine Operations Personnel
• Business Development Managers
• Commercial Managers
• Maritime and logistics executives
• Maritime Executives
• Ship Engineers

Organisational Impact

The organisation will benefit by:

• Having a team that will fully understand the fundamentals of Maritime Law and Practise
• Manage risks and liabilities involved including the negotiating and drafting of maritime contracts
• Saving costs and management time in resolving maritime claims by honing the skills of the claims management team
• Providing options to management on how best to deal with shipping contracts claims and the solutions that are available
• Analysing and strategizing on the best approach to handles maritime disputes resulting from claims

Personal Impact

This training course teaches the competencies that enable delegates to:

• Understand the essential aspects and basis of Maritime and Shipping matters
• Improve understanding of how maritime claims can be made and or resolved
• Gain an understanding of the basis of laytime and demurrage and how to minimize demurrage claims
• Gains skill sets to be better prepared to deal with difficult issues relating to claims
• Knowing different dispute resolution methods used in resolving these maritime disputes