Charterparty Management for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Tankers – Optimizing Voyage Economics and Contractual Performance in Turbulent Markets

This course is developed with the following objectives:

• Upgrade Chartering Processes by incorporating contemporary LPG-specific Charter Party Forms.
• Enhance the interpretation and applicability of clauses in a Charterparty in the context of the available commercial proposition, evolving market forces, and economics of demand and supply.
• Edit the relevant and most appropriate type of Charterparty Form for Voyage and Time Charter and comprehend the key features of each Form in the context of its use for LPG.
• Interpret terms and conditions of a Charterparty in the context of international maritime conventions, competition, and the uncertainty of economic factors.
• Incorporate influencing attributes of current and future trends in LPG transportation and the influence of regulatory regimes and strategies of Oil & Gas Majors, Spot Traders, and Storage Terminals.
• Recognize the avenues of collaboration, contentions, conflicts, and manage disputes to avoid losses.
• Manage operations towards ensuring delivery of performance obligations and creating a Charterparty Management System (CMS) in the company to ensure profitability for each voyage and duration of the Charter.

LPG Gas traders, LPG Tanker Owners, Charterers, Brokers, Terminal Operators, and Senior Executives holding key management positions, such as Director, General Manager, Commercial Manager, Business Development Manager, Legal Counsel, Post Fixtures Manager, Fleet Manager, Marine & Technical Superintendent, and Middle Level Manager, are marked for succession planning.

• Intermediate
• Advanced

This course employs a blended learning approach, integrating expert-led lectures with interactive case studies and practical workshops focused on real-world LPG chartering scenarios. Participants will actively engage in analyzing, drafting, and refining LPG-specific Charterparty clauses. Collaborative discussions and hands-on exercises ensure cohesive learning and immediate real-world application.

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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