Commodity Trading Week Europe

  • 23 April 2024
  • 23 April 2024
  • Stamford Bridge Stadium
    Stamford Bridge
    Fulham Road
    London
    SW6 1HS
  • Grant Hunter
  • gh@bimco.org

BIMCO's Grant Hunter will be a speaker at two sessions.

Shipping operations efficiency quest: Implementing digital tools to optimise your bottom line

Panel Discussion

  • Shipping innovation: adopters’ and investors’ perspectives
  • Data-driven decision making: Making best use of your data pools, AI & ML tools
  • The transition towards automation - Improving efficiency while reducing emissions
  • Real-life innovation: A look at voyage management, vessel tracking, interoperability & data management
  • Managing the transition in maritime single window

Tuesday 23 April 14:20 - 15:00, Room C, Shipping & Maritime

Electronic shipping documentation: Toolkit for achieving true paperless trade

Panel Discussion

The push for electronic bills of lading and letters of credits requires digitalisation and automation of many trading contracts and documents. Explore this panel discussion as our experts unveil their strategies to drive efficiency throughout shipping process:

  • Environmental and Regulatory Compliance, Waybills, Certificate of Origin, Certificates of Insurance, Cargo Manifests, Customs Declarations, Delivery Receipts – What can readily be digitalised?
  • Setting standards for wide adoptions of electronic bills of lading
  • Exploring appropriate data analytics tools for meaningful utilisation of information
  • Collaboration best practices between departments around key data management projects


    Tuesday 23 April 15:00 - 15:45, Room C, Shipping & Maritime