LNG Chartering Strategies & Risk Management for Tankers and Bunker Vessels – Navigating from Long-Term Stability to Spot-Market Agility in the Global LNG Supply Chain

This course is developed to meet the need of the hour by the LNG Gas Tankers, Charterers and Terminals operators, encompassing the following underlying objectives:

• Develop strategies to manage challenges of constantly changing market conditions in context of evolving geopolitical tensions and pandemics.
• Develop a Charterparty Agreement in context of the available commercial proposition, market forces and economics of demand and supply.
• Evaluate types of contemporary Charterparty Forms for Voyage and Time Charter and comprehend the key features of each Form in context market forces and use for LNG.
• Interpret and adapt terms and conditions of a legacy Charterparty in context of international maritime conventions, competition and evolving economic factors.
• Evaluate current and future trends in Gas transportation and the influence of regulatory regimes and strategies of Oil & Gas Majors, Spot Traders, and Storage Terminals.
• Explore strategies for entry and managing LNG Bunkering Operations.
• Strategize operations towards both time and spot charters for ensuring delivery of corporate financial performance obligations.
• Create a Charterparty Management System (CMS) in the company to ensure profitability for each vessel, voyage, and period.

This is a “must attend” course for LNG Gas Traders, Tanker Owners, Charterers, and respective key management personnel like General Manager, Commercial Manager, Business Development Manager, Legal Counsel, Post-Fixtures Manager, Fleet Manager, Marine & Technical Superintendent, or Middle Level Manager as part of succession planning.

• Intermediate

This course will include interactive strategy development workshops, real-life case studies, and peer brainstorming sessions to ensure practical understanding. Participants will engage in consultative sessions with industry experts, hands-on risk evaluation exercises, and application-based learning focused on optimizing ROI and adapting Charterparty agreements to current and future LNG market trends.

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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