Managing OSVs and E&P Vessels Charterparty Agreements – Navigating Legal Pitfalls & Market Volatility in a New Energy Era

After the 3-day course and workshops, it is expected that the participants would have enhanced their knowledgebase and gained competency in the following aspects:

• Ability to select the most appropriate Standard Charterparty Form in context of the engagement.
• Gain insights of applications of latest Maritime Conventions and MEPC Regulations with impact on Hire Rates and Costs of the Operations.
• Ability to identify implications of words and phrases in pre-printed clauses when read in context of a specific Charterparty Agreement.
• Competency to spot redundant and or inapplicable clauses to avoid pitfalls of unnecessary arguments in case a dispute leads to litigation.
• Capability to transit from legacy Charterparty Forms to latest enhanced Charterparty Forms suitable for foreseeable nature.
• Ability to adapt and amend critical clauses in context of specified Force Majeure Events, Warlike Situations, Sanctions and Currency Controls.
• Learnings from Experiences and Pitfalls through Case Studies and bungled Charters in the last decade, to avoid similar challenges in the future.

This advanced level training course has been specifically designed for experienced Charterparty Managers who need to:

• Learn to apply experiences gained from lacunas exposed in legal battles of commonly trusted and tested Charterparty Forms for OSVs.
• Learn about legal principles governing future Charterparty Agreements without incurring legal costs.
• Senior management personnel from Operators/Owners of OSVs, Offshore E&P Projects, Oil & Gas Fields, E&P Infrastructure with prior knowledge of Charterparty.
• Professionals interested in drafting Charterparty Agreements for Offshore & Marine Industry Segments.
• Managers, Engineers, and Professionals responsible for negotiating, executing, and administering short- and long-term contracts in Offshore & Marine Segments.

• Intermediate
• Advanced

The course employs case study-style presentations, interactive group workshops, and individual exercises to explore real-life scenarios in Offshore E&P Charterparty contexts. Participants engage in collaborative discussions and evening casework to enhance understanding of contemporary legal principles and evolving market forces.

Principal Management Consultant

Chartered Valuer and Appraiser (CVA)

FAIADR |Senior Accredited Director, M.S.I.D. | Member, ACFE |

LL.M. (IP Laws), M. Sc. (Maritime Studies),

M. Tech (Knowledge Engineering)

MBA, First Class CoC (MCA, UK), B. E. (Elect)

Your expert course leader, for more than four decades, has worked and consulted in the industry verticals encompassing: Technology, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, Petrochemical Process Plants and Power Plant Construction Projects, Logistics & Warehousing, Marine, Offshore, Oil & Gas Pipelines, Infrastructure Development Projects (Ports, Offshore Supply Bases, Oil & Gas Terminals and Airports etc.), EPCIC Contracts, and Shipyards, in South East Asia, Africa, Middle East, Americas and Europe.

He has served as the Principal Management Consultant with management consultancy firms in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore, specializing in corporate management consultancy, international contract reviews, and alternative dispute resolution services. He undertakes special assignments to conduct audits and valuations of intangible properties, including proprietary processes for licensed production, and to license intellectual property rights (IP Rights) in patents, trademarks, and industrial designs. He is frequently engaged in assignments such as due diligence, acquisitions and mergers, resolving operational issues, technology transfer, agency services contract reviews, cost controls, and enhancing Supply Chain Management. He has been conferred the credentials of Chartered Valuer & Appraiser (CVA) by SAC and IVAS, in accordance with the international valuation standards-setting body, the IVSC.

His consulting experience includes Charterparty Management, Business Process Re-engineering, Diversifications, Corporate Development, Marketing, Complex Project Management, Feasibility Studies, Dispute Resolutions, and Market Research.

He has successfully assisted Marine and offshore E & P clients in managing contractual disputes arising from various international contracts for upgrading & conversion projects. He continues to be actively engaged in claims reviews, mediation, arbitration, litigation, and expert witness-related assignments, arising from international contracts and Charterparty Agreements.

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, an MBA in General Management, a Master of Technology in Knowledge Engineering, a Master of Science in Maritime Studies, and an LL.M. (IP Law). He also holds professional qualifications in Business Valuations and Appraisers for CVA, arbitration, law, and marine engineering, including the Chief Engineer’s First-Class Certificate of Competency (MCA, UK).

He is further qualified and accredited as a Certified International Arbitrator, Chartered Arbitrator, Sports arbitrator under CAS Rules, WIPO Neutral, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Bargaining Code Arbitrator, Accredited Adjudicator, and Accredited Mediator (Malaysia). He is admitted to the international panels of arbitrators and neutrals.

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