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About The Course
The Ship & Port Agents are an indispensable resource for ship operators, charterers and are vital to the daily health of overall shipping industry. Their extensive presence guarantees efficient operations ranging from berth allocations, multimodal freight collection, customs documentation to crew transfer, bunker calls and contractual agreements. Their up-to-date knowledge of local as well as international commercial, technical & legal environment ensures safe vessel calls, and that the principles’ requirements are met.
This masterclass seeks to develop not only a firm foundation in the functions and obligations of agency operations, but also leadership capabilities for those engineering future growth of their organisations. Attendees will examine the potential contentious areas, such as cargo claims, ship arrest, the agents’ liability and how disputes are handled across jurisdictions. Also addressed at this seminar are contemporary issues, including digitalisation, Covid-19, international trade sanctions and the impacts they have on the roles of the agents.
Key Learning Outcomes & Case Studies Include
- Master & manage the roles and duties of the ship & port agents
- Apply relevant maritime conventions and regulation to port agency
- Undertake vessel operations for ship agents: pre-arrival, in-operations and post-departure
- Roles of the agents in the Covid-19 era & beyond
- Understand finance and liabilities of the agent in relation to ship operator, ships’ crew, cargoes’ owners and the port authorities
- Identify charter parties and cargo documentations essential to vessel calls
- Assess the impact of e-commerce, electronic bills of lading on agency operations
- Examine contemporary issues impacting the ship agency industry
- Understand new port regulations with significant impacts on agents’ roles
- Competitive pricing and value-add strategies for agencies
Who Will Benefit
Shipping professionals and anyone interested in the maritime sectors wishing to learn more about the roles of the agents.
- Port agency
- Cargo agency/Cargo Brokers
- Shipowners’/Charterers’ Agents
- Ship Managers
- Freight forwarders, 3PLs
- Husbandry agency
- Marine services
- Shipbrokers
- Charterers
- P&I Clubs
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Testimonials
“Paul has great subject matter expertise and lecturing style. Training programme is comprehensive and comprises comparative perspectives from regulation to real-world practical strategies”
Head of Corporate Strategic Affairs, PT Interport Mandiri Utama
“Trainer provided lot of examples on port & ship agents’ operations, and discussions on areas to improve agency processes”
Senior Manager, MPA (Singapore)
Singapore MCF Grant
You may be eligible for the Singapore Maritime Cluster Fund (MCF) Grant for up to 50% of the total course fee. Please contact Sushil Kunwar on +65 6989 6614 or email [email protected] for more information and eligibility criteria.
Agenda
MODULE 1
SHIPS AND THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT
- Ship features and types of carrier
- Types of trade and trade routes
ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SHIP AND PORT AGENT
- An overview of port agency, organisational groups/networks and the market
- Characteristics of a port agent; global hub, regional and local agencies, liner and tramp
- The agent and their principals – the fiduciary relationship
- Duties and obligations of agents including; pre-arrival, port operations, post departure, port clearance, ship and crew services and vessel safety
CARGO DOCUMENTATION
- Types of charter party and liabilities of parties
- The role of the agent with time and voyage charter parties including statement of facts
- Key issues relating to liquid and dry cargoes
- Crew and cargo documentations
- Types of Bills of Lading
- Distinguishing negotiable bills from straight bills and seaway bills; house, groupage and switch bills
- Three functions of the bill of lading: receipt; record ofbcontract of carriage; and document of title
- Clean and dirty bills of lading; letters of indemnity
- Implied obligations of the shipowner and shipper including declaration of dangerous goods
- Complications of transhipment
- Clauses that cause particular problems; Incorporation of charterparty terms and arbitration and jurisdiction
MODULE 2
PORT AND VESSEL OPERATIONS
- When does the ship agent’s role commence and end?
- Pre-arrival (appointment arrangement, vessel service planning, cargo planning…)
- Port operations
- clearance and preparation prior to vessel’s arrival
- bill of lading arrangements and release of cargo
- bunkering
- crew
- labour relations (and the ITF)
- pollution response
- Port Departure
- The agents’ responsibilities under Port State Control, IMDG
- Code and FONASBA
- Crew welfare, repatriation and social issues
- Cargo handling; containerisation and conventional cargo
- operations
- Ports’ regulations for Agencies
- Ballast water discharge
- Ship inspection & survey
VALUE-ADD STRATEGIES AND COMPETITIVE PRICING FOR AGENCIES
- Competition within ship & port agency businesses’ dealing
- Maximising efficiency through time and motion to ensure a competitive edge
- Competitive pricing methodologies using price strategies, cost/benefit structures and effective negotiations
BUNKERING SERVICES IN THE NEW REGULATORY REGIME
- Availability of bunker fuel
- Bunker service agreement
- Bunker operations scheduling
MODULE 3
FINANCE, ACCOUNTING AND CREDIT MANAGEMENT
- Financial relationship between agent and principal
- Rate structures, fees and margins
- Disbursement account management
- Port and customs dues, payment of fines
- Credit and debt management
- Vendor checks and terms of supply
- Budgets and reporting
IMPACT OF DIGITAL INNOVATIONS ON SHIP AGENTS
- The growth of web-based agents and ERPs
- Singapore’s Electronic Transaction Acts, Electronic bills of lading and the role of agents
- Data interchange and EDI standards
E-COMMERCE IN THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY
- Strategies being adopted by liners
- Role of agents in the e-commerce chain
- Facilitating an e-commerce transaction for a liner
MODULE 4
LEGAL ASPECTS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS OF AGENTS AND PRINCIPALS
- Introduction to shipping and maritime law
- Owner-agent agreements
- Managing the General Agency Management contract
- Joint and several liability between ship agents, ship managers and their principals
- Singapore’s local law vs port statute (statutory liabilities)
- Examples of claims
- Cargo claims
- Freight tax payment
- Customs duty and penalties
- Wrecks removals
- Oil pollution
- Safe berth/safe port
- Dock damages
- Commercial debts
- The agent’s liability across jurisdiction (Singapore, United Kingdom, Philippines, Taiwan, etc)
PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE FOR SHIP & PORT AGENTS
- P&I cover and marine accident investigation following an incident
- Professional Indemnity insurance; what is covered and how to claim
- Ship arrest and release; the agent’s role
- The 1952 and 1999 Convention on the arrest of ships
- Admiralty court jurisdiction and procedure
- Ship arrest and the Brussels Convention
- Sister ships and associate ships
- Judicial sales
- Litigation and interlocutory orders
- Ship arrest and the agent
- Principles of General Average
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