Shipbroking and Chartering Fundamentals 2014

Key Topics

• Shipping abbreviations – their origins, meaning and the risks that their usage can bring
• Shipbroking – the profession, its origins, purpose and commercial relevance
• Charter party – its usage, purpose and legal influence on a charter agreement
• Alternative chartering strategies
• Voyage estimating – how ship owners determine freight rates
• CFR vs FOB sale terms
• Bills of lading
• Laytime definitions
• Arbitration and litigation

Who should Attend

• Managers already in shipping and chartering to refresh on fundamentals
• Trainee shipbrokers and operations department staff
• Bulk commodity traders, purchasing officers for bulk commodities
• Ship brokers, owners, charterers, government bodies, lenders and insurers