Practical Dry Cargo Chartering

A seminar held in association with the Baltic Exchange

Provisional programme

Monday

0915	Welcome and Seminar Opening
0930	Seminar Introduction and Housekeeping - John Doviak
0945	The Role of the Broker - Jeffrey Blum
1115	Workshop 1: Evaluating and selecting ships and cargoes - John Doviak Delegates split into groups, are given a number of orders and vessels and asked to advise their principal on which business to work and why.
1200	Workshop 2: Factors to consider in evaluating chartering alternatives - John Doviak
1245	Buffet Lunch
1400	Workshop 3: Acceptable/Unacceptable Practices - John Doviak
1515	Legal Principles of Charter Parties & Bills of Lading - Stephen Kirkpatrick
1745	Day one ends

Tuesday

0900	Bids and Subjects: Preparing for the Negotiation - David Cross
1030	Negotiating Charter Parties - David Cross
1200	Voyage Estimating Principles - John Doviak
1245	Lunch
1345	Dry Cargo Market: Demand factors - Jean Richards
1430	Dry Cargo Market: Supply factors - Jean Richards
1530	Voyage Estimating Practical Exercise- John Doviak
1630	Payment of Freight, Hire and Commission Clauses and their Implications - Philip Wood
1745	Day two ends

Wednesday

0900	Charter Parties: Special and additional clauses - Philip Wood
1030	Freight Derivatives - Jim Gretton
1145	Post Fixture Operations: Who does What with Whom - Jeffrey Blum
1300	Lunch
1415	Laytime and Demurrage Principles - Jeffrey Blum
1545	Workshop 4: Laytime and Demurrage Practical Exercises - Jeffrey Blum
1745	Day three ends

Thursday

0915	Dry Bulk Market Factors: Trade, vessel demand, vessel supply, earnings, and vessel prices - Andrew Craig-Bennett
0945	Ship Finance Highlights: Challenges of the Market Today - Andrew Craig-Bennett
1115	Workshop 5: Fixing a Ship: Introduction - David Cross & John Doviak The entire process of fixing a dry-cargo vessel, beginning with collecting and evaluating offers for a Time Charter negotiation, voyage estimating, advising principals, negotiating rates and subjects.
1300	Working Lunch
1345	Workshop 5: T/C Negotiation Continues - ditto -
1415	Workshop 5: Comparison of T/C Fixtures - ditto -
1445	Workshop 5: Ballast voyage selection - ditto -
1530	Workshop 5: Negotiating a Voyage Charter - ditto -
1630	Conclusions and Feedback
1645	Seminar ends

Speakers

The following have lectured on the seminar in recent years and will form the core of presenters for the above programme:

Andrew Craig-Bennett, Deputy General Manager, Cosco Maritime UK Ltd
David Beard, Senior Director, Simpson Spence & Young Ltd
Jeffrey Blum FICS, FCIArb, Director & Maritime Commercial Claims Consultant, Interlink International Trading (UK) Ltd
David Cross, former Chartering Manager, Fairwind Shipping and Member of the Baltic Exchange
Dr John M Doviak, Managing Director, Cambridge Academy of Transport
Jim Gretton, Managing Director, Tau Shipping Consultants and former Director of Global Freight Forwards
Stephen Kirkpatrick, Partner, Reed Smith
Mrs Jean Richards, Director, Fairwind Shipping Ltd
Capt Philip J Wood, Director, Trade & Transport (UK) Ltd

Seminar information

2011 dates (Provisional)

21-24 November at The Baltic Exchange, St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8BH

Course fee

The cost of the four days is £1920 per person, fully inclusive of UK Value Added Tax, tuition, refreshments, and lunch each day. Accommodation is NOT included but our nominated travel agency company would be pleased to suggest alternatives in London at a range of prices.