Baltic Exchange and Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Lectures

Baltic Exchange and Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
Lectures for 2022
For the fifth year the Baltic Exchange and Institute of
Chartered Shipbrokers present a series of lectures intended to
support and develop those working in chartering and operations.
Taking place every other month, lectures are free to employees
at Baltic and ICS members and company members.
The series is aimed at supporting those developing careers in
shipping and encouraging better advocacy across a future generation
of industry leaders and is supported by all the major broking
houses and a wide cross-section of principals.
Baltic Exchange and Institute of Chartered
Shipbrokers lectures restart in June 2022 with a new format to
benefit all our Members
worldwide.
We are incredibly proud that this series has now reached the
fifth cycle and both organisations were keen to continue with this
project as we see the interest of hundreds of members for each of
our dates.
We are also thrilled to report that in some locations, the local
maritime groups of young shipping professionals have offered their
support to our series, and are excited to sign up selected groups
of their own members. This curiosity from groups of younger
maritime people shows us the usefulness of these lectures, as long
as we ensure we protect these as part of our benefits to
members.
Do you have local maritime groups that might want to be part of
promoting these lectures, and in exchange be able to register a
limited group of their members and employers to attend?
Please see below the dates and topics that we are willing to
arrange for our members.
More details will follow in due course.
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11:00am BST on Wednesday 29 June 2022
Join us at 11:00 AM BST on Wednesday 29 June for the first of
the Baltic and ICS Lectures. Martin Crawford-Brunt, Decarbonisation
Lead, The Baltic Exchange (CEO - Lookout Maritime), Alastair
Stevenson, Head, Digital Analytics, SSY - Simpson Spence Young
and Alessio Sbraga, Partner at HFW - Holman Fenwick Willan
will be discussing the topic of Maritime Decarbonisation and the
Markets
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11:00 on Wednesday 27 July 2022 -
Baltic ICS Webinar Series 5 - Lecture 2
The next Baltic ICS lecture 'Sanctions,
Counterparty Risk and Charter Party Pitfalls' is scheduled
for Wed 27 July 2022 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (11:00 GMT+1 / 18:00
SGT)
Please register at the following link (to attend live or view
the recording). Attendance is free to members of the Institute and
Baltic Exchange:
https://app.livestorm.co/the-baltic-exchange-1/5th-annual-baltic-ics-lecture-series-sanctions-counterparty-risk-and-charter-party-pitfalls?type=detailed
Event Information
In recent months, just to add to the cumulative challenges in
global shipping, geopolitical events have sent shock waves through
the market. The second event of this year's series will provide the
very latest update on the continuously developing sanctions
environment. Our expert legal panel will also be joined by
perspectives on the tanker market from the research team at a
London broker, together with insights from a diverse shipowning
group on managing through the turbulence and the increasingly
complex basket of commercial risks with which to contend.
Agenda
11:00 Introduction
- Matt Gilbert, Head of Business & Partnerships,
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Crispin Eccleston, Head of Sales EMEA, Baltic
Exchange
Setting the scene - Guy Main FICS, Senior Manager (Partner
Equivalent), HFW, Session Moderator
11:05 Latest sanctions
update - Anthony Woolich, Partner, HFW
•
Counterparty restrictions, cargo risk and measures targeted at
vessels
•
Mitigating steps
•
Consequences of breach
11:20 Tanker market
update - Jake Seed MICS, Research Analyst,
Galbraiths
- Tanker market overview and sentiment in the wake of the Russian
invasion of Ukraine
- Impacts on the tanker market from existing and future Russian
sanctions
11:35 Perspectives from a
shipowner - Capt Philip H Bacon FICS, Vice-President of
Operations, Siem Shipping Ltd
- Sanctions - pitfalls come not from what is written, but what is
not - stories from the desk
- Counterparty risk - the "six degrees of separation" theory
comes to life
- C/P pitfalls - EEXI/CII/ETS Clauses and their "so what"
Followed by Q&A
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Moderator: Guy Main FICS, Senior Manager (Partner
Equivalent), HFW
Guy Main is a Senior Manager (Partner equivalent) at HFW who
specialises in shipping litigation. Guy handles all aspects
of casualty work, and specialises in disputes on quantum. He
has considerable experience in dealing with all aspects of damages
in Admiralty claims, as well as claims for port damage, crane and
related (un)loader damage, unsafe port and related types of
claim. He also advises on General Average matters as well as
aspects of chartering and sale & purchase practice, procedure
and disagreements.
Guy joined HFW in 1998 after 18 years as a shipbroker. Guy
has been based in London, Hong Kong and Geneva. He is a
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and a Member of
the Baltic Exchange.

Panelist: Anthony Woolich, Partner, HFW
Anthony Woolich is a Partner at HFW who specialises in sanctions
and export control, competition law and trade regulation. He is
admitted in England and Wales, the Republic of Ireland and the
Dutch section of the Brussels Bar. Anthony was recently
selected by his peers for inclusion in the 11th Edition
of The Best LawyersTM in the United Kingdom. In
2016 he was ranked 7 in the most influential 10 lawyers in shipping
worldwide by Lloyd's List. He is ranked in the major legal
directories: Chambers has commented: "Clients
appreciate that Anthony Woolich's 'advice is clear, concise and is
explained in terms that are easily understood by all levels and
departments.'" Who's Who Legal quotes commentators referring to
his "first-class know-how" in sanctions.

Panelist: Capt Philip H Bacon FICS, Vice-President of
Operations, Siem Shipping Ltd, a multi-fleet shipowning group.
Since 2014 he has consulted and provided expert witness through his
company Icthus Marine. Following 7 years' naval and merchant navy
education in both engine and deck, Philip sailed on Merchant ships
including chemical and gas tankers, general cargo and PSVs. In the
shore-based part of his career, he has worked for shipowners from
Shell and K-Line to Gearbulk and AM Nomikos in the commercial
management of most types of ship. In this period he undertook
extensive training relating to the commercial, management,
contractual and legal aspects of shipping. Philip has worked with
the fixing and execution of a broad variety of charter-parties and
contracts of affreightment, across a spectrum of trades, vessel and
cargo types.
Philip has an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management, is a
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, a Member of the
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a supporting member of the
LMAA, in addition to his nautical degree and hazardous cargo
qualifications. Philip is a member of the Baltic Exchange and
currently serves on the Membership Council, as Hon Sec of the
Sailing Association, and supports the Expert Witness Association
administratively.

Panelist: Jake Seed MICS, Research Analyst,
Galbraiths
Jake is a graduate of Queen Mary, University of London with a
BSc (Hons) in Economics. In 2015, following a stint with Cockett
Marine Oil, he joined the Galbraiths' Research Team. As a Research
Analyst, he works on both internal and external projects across a
range of shipping segments. He presents regularly to clients and at
industry conferences, in particular covering the Crude &
Product tanker markets. Jake is a Member of the Institute of
Chartered Shipbrokers.
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The next lectures on schedule are
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11:00 on 21 September
Shipping Risk
11:00 on 26 October
Chartering Technology; Pros and Cons
For the last couple of years, we had to move our events online.
We received good feedback and therefore we are confident that the
webinar formula will still constitute a viable alternative.
Equally, we are eager to resume our traditional face-to-face
sessions where possible. We will consider the 'hybrid' format too
on a case by case basis.
We are delighted to offer to all our Members
worldwide the opportunity to join our topical webinars with
world established speakers live on the day, and to access
the recorded sessions at a later stage.
We look forward to welcoming you at the next lecture.
For more info about the series please feel free to email
Eleonora Modde: e.modde@ics.org.uk