Bunkers: Risk Control, Handling Claims and Disputes

This comprehensive 3-day workshop is designed to provide an understanding of the complexities of bunker claims and dispute resolutions, guiding bunker buyers and sellers safely through the legal pitfalls associated with marine fuels.

It will also introduce bunker sales contracts, charterparty terms and conditions, various methods of dispute resolution and other critical issues to the attendees.

Attendees will have the opportunity to identify problematic areas within bunkering contracts and its legal framework, from assessing credit risk through to payment, default, ship arrest bunker arrest and other available legal actions.

This highly interactive workshop will ensure delegates to have the opportunity to work on resolving a complex claim as well as highlighting potential areas that may go wrong throughout the bunkering process.

Key benefits of attending this workshop:

• Understand the technical and contractual basis of fuel quality, specification, quality and factors relating to its supply to vessels
• Gain insight into bunker sales contracts, charter party terms and conditions and dispute resolution
• Identify options available when it comes to dispute resolution
• Ascertain the roles and responsibilities of the various parties in the chain between buyers and sellers
• Determine on ways to obtain security for your claim
• Avoid common mistakes in ordering or selling fuels
• Master negotiations skills with customers and vendors
• Gain in-depth knowledge on trends relating to fuel quality and quantity
• Verify the validity of claims and establish different methodologies to substantiate claims

• Bunker Brokers & Traders
• Bunker Sales, Marketing Managers
• Bunker, Marine Fuel Buyers & Sellers
• Claims Executives, Negotiators & Senior Executives
• Commercial Directors and Business Development Managers of Shipping Companies
• Directors, Managers, Supervisor, Executive Involved in Bunker Activities
• Fuel Oil Contract, Operation, Port & Marine Fuel Managers
• Maritime Lawyers, Legal Advisers
• Operation Schedulers
• P & I Clubs & Hull and Machinery Insurers, Surveyors
• Port Authorities, Port Commercial Managers
• Shipowners, Operators, Charterers
• Experts & Advisors
• Terminal Superintendents

Workshop Trainer:

Armed with over 40 years of experience dealing with international and commercial law disputes as a Solicitor, Barrister, Mediator and Arbitrator, Workshop Trainer is known as as a leading expert in the shipping, maritime and commercial law industry with a particular expertise in bunkering. He is currently practising as an independent Mediator, Arbitrator and Barrister specialised in Shipping International Trade, Commercial Disputes, Energy, Offshore and Insurance & Reinsurance.

He is well placed to take on Mediation and Arbitration cases that require a highly skilled and personal approach. Workshop Trainer has the ability to grasp the key issues of a case quickly. His vast experience and the range of Mediation and Arbitration cases that he has been involved with, have given him the tact and robustness that leads to a satisfactory conclusion, enabling all parties to cost-effectively put the case behind them and get on with their business.

Workshop Trainer is a former Council Member for the International Bunker Industry Association and coordinator of its working group on dispute resolution. He is also the Director of the London Shipping Law Centre.

As one of the founding members of CEDR, Workshop Trainer is well-known for Alternate Dispute Resolution principle in resolving cases. He lectures globally and has published numerous articles on the subject of mediation.

EXCLUSIVE Case Studies:

• Illustrating the rights and responsibilities of bunker suppliers, traders, buyers and charterers
• Handling a bunker claim and mitigation
• Unravel a complex bunker claim

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Workshop Venue:

M Hotel Singapore

81, Anson Road

Singapore 079908

T: (65) 6224 1133

F: (65) 6224 3173

Website: www.m-hotel.com

For room reservations, please contact:

Elvin Tan

Director of Business Development

M Hotel Singapore

D: (65) 6500 6219

M: (65) 9339 3856

E: Elvin.Tan@millenniumhotels.com