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

Legal Aspects of Time Charters

Dates:

11, 13, 18 & 20 March 2025

Duration:

4 Sessions

Hours:

19:30 – 21:30 (GMT +3)

Fees:

450 EUR

(Including tuition fees & reading material)

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

Key Topics

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.

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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

With a career spanning over two decades in the maritime industry, Georgia Botsiou has established herself as a distinguished expert in maritime law, insurance management, and claims handling.

Throughout her tenure in shipping companies in the period 1998 to 2011, Ms. Botsiou managed a broad spectrum of legal and insurance-related tasks. Her responsibilities encompassed the oversight of documentation for Loan Agreements, Charters, Fleet Insurances, and P&I Clubs. Since 2011, Ms Botsiou has been the Legal Director and Insurance Manager in a group of shipping companies, managing a fleet of bulk carriers and chemical tankers. She has been responsible for all legal-related aspects of the group, successfully handling a wide range of claims, disputes, arbitrations, and litigations, extending to ship financing, new building contracts, ship registration, and insurance, among other areas.

She holds a B.Sc in Italian Language and Literature from Aristotetle University of Thessaloniki. Her pursuit of specialized knowledge led her to the University of Florence for postgraduate studies in Sociolinguistics. She further advanced her expertise at London Metropolitan University, earning a Master in Shipping Business, a Postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Law, and an LLM in Maritime Law. Completing her formal education, Ms Botsiou followed a Legal Practice Course with LLM in International Business from the University of Law, London, enriching her in Corporate Law, International Contracts, and Commercial Dispute Resolution. She teaches Maritime Law and Insurance at HMC/ICS Greek Branch.