Webinar: Playbook for Laytime Exceptions

Whether laytime can be suspended during a certain event or a period is amongst the most discussed topics where owners and charterers often can’t see eye to eye. Some of the questions answered in this webinar, which can lay the groundwork for solving many laytime disputes, were:

• Is there a difference between exceptions and interruptions to laytime?
• What are the three principles to keep in mind when it comes to laytime exceptions?
• Can laytime exceptions also apply to time on demurrage?

Speaker: 

Gizem Yavasbay, Contractual Advice Manager, BIMCO

Gizem Yavasbay has over a decade of experience in the maritime industry with various roles spanning from ship operator to claim handler. In the latter half of her career, she worked as a laytime specialist and represented various cargo interests across the trade chain. Gizem has been with BIMCO’s Contractual Advice team for a year, where she currently advises on contractual issues with a focus on laytime related disputes.