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Types of shipping training

The different types of training at BIMCO Choose the way you want to learn about commercial shipping and maritime law.

Eid al Fitr and Laytime - what you need to know

Eid al-Fitr, also known as the Festival of Breaking the Fast, is a significant Islamic holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide. It marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting period during Ramadan. The holiday falls on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar, which varies based on the sighting of the new moon by local religious authorities.

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Poland, Gdynia - Port Limits

Jean-Paul Dezutter

Jean-Paul is a former shipbroker, laytime, and operations expert who manages laytime and demurrage cases globally. Through Demurrage Desk, he designs tailored contracts and clauses to optimise and mitigate laytime risk. In addition, he provides personalised consultancy services to stakeholders, such as ports, law firms, P&I clubs, technology companies, and start-ups, focusing on process analysis and optimization. His work includes designing workflow and process strategies, identifying and mitigating operational risks, facilitating organisational changes, and building resilience in response to the fast-changing maritime industry. Jean-Paul’s expertise mainly focuses on dry shipping, including charter parties (voyage, time, demise), laytime & demurrage, and speed & performance claims. He holds certificates in Ship Chartering, Ship Finance, Maritime Disputes & Arbitration, and Laytime & Demurrage. As a CIArb accredited mediator and supporting member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association, he advises and assists in the commercial resolution of laytime and demurrage disputes. He also lectures laytime & demurrage and ship operations at various organisations, universities, institutes, and forums.

Discharging into barges - Weather hindrances - GENCON

Which clauses should be reviewed for ships using a scrubber?

An introduction to the BIMCO Holiday Calendar

Holidays play a fundamental part in shipping. Not only are holidays instrumental in determining if overtime rates have to be paid to stevedores or other port services, but in many charter parties, holidays are excepted from laytime. As such, charterers and owners will have opposing interests related to holidays, but both parties may be located far from the ports and countries of the port call.

An introduction to the BIMCO Holiday Calendar

Holidays play a fundamental part in shipping. Not only are holidays instrumental in determining if overtime rates have to be paid to stevedores or other port services, but in many charter parties, holidays are excepted from laytime. As such, charterers and owners will have opposing interests related to holidays, but both parties may be located far from the ports and countries of the port call.