1 Platonos & 18 Sotiros Dios,
Piraeus, Attiki, 185 35, Greece

Legal Aspects of Time Charters

11, 13, 18 & 20 March 2025

4 Sessions

19:30 – 21:30 (GMT +3)

450 EUR

(Including tuition fees & reading material)

ICS Members are eligible to a discount 20% on all HMC Professional Maritime Seminars

Key Topics
Types of Time Charter Parties:
Explore the diversity of time charter agreements and their implications.
Main Legal Principles of Time Chartering:
Understand the main legal principles, clauses, and requirements shaping time charter contracts.
Terms, Conditions, and Obligations:
Dive into the specifics of time charter contracts, unraveling terms, conditions, and obligations.
Legal and Financial Aspects:
Analyze the intersection of legal and financial considerations in chartering.
Decarbonisation Impact:
Examine the evolving landscape of decarbonisation and its impact on the commercial relationship in time chartering agreements.
Dispute Resolution:
Delve into legal implications, dispute types, and available remedies in time chartering disputes.
Pre-Fixture Stage:
Explore the role of legal aspects in the critical pre-fixture stage.
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Hone your critical thinking skills through case studies and analysis.
Workshop Session:
Apply your knowledge in a hands-on workshop covering all aspects of time chartering agreements.

IDEAL FOR

Legal Professionals, Commercial Managers and Ship Owners, Shipbrokers, Chartering and Operations Executives, Charterers, Maritime Industry experts

Tutors

Georgia Botsiou
Legal Director and Insurance Manager, Shipping Company

Paraskevas Kousounadis is a Chartered Certified Accountant with extensive shipping experience in accounting and finance. He is presently employed as a Finance Manager by a long-established Greek ship management company. He holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Applied Accounting, as well as in Biomedical Sciences. He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), the FCCA Greek Advisory Committee, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece, the Economic Chamber of Greece and the Shipping Professional Network of London. He is also a Certified Internal Auditor ISM-ISPS-MLC for Shipping Companies by DNV-GL.
He has excellent knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, as well as a thorough understanding of financial audit and internal control systems both ashore and onboard. He teaches Shipping Accounting at HMC/ICS Greek Branch.