The supply, trading and risk management departments in oil, gas and petrochemical companies, the commercial and operations departments in the shipping affiliates or divisions of oil companies, the commercial and operations departments of ship owning companies, the planning and financial departments of shipping companies and oil company transportation divisions, banks and financial institutions involved in oil tanker, gas and chemical carrier finance, accountants and legal firms dealing with energy transportation issues, oil trading and distribution companies and management new to the transportation sector.

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities
 to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• • Lectures
  • Workshop & Work Presentation
  • Case Studies and Practical Exercise
  • Videos and General Discussions

The Structure of the (Crude Oil) Tanker, Petroleum Products, Chemical and Gas Carrier Markets

• How the markets operate
• Trends in ownership and chartering
• The role of the different types of companies, including shipbrokers
• Ship types and their physical characteristics

Charter Evaluation

• Different types of chartering arrangement
• Use and understanding of the World scale system, AFRA
• Voyage estimating and calculation of time charter equivalents
• Time charter evaluations and comparisons with the spot markets

Logistics and Operating Strategies

• Transportation economics and evaluation of logistics options
• Trans-shipment, lightering and the use of tankers as floating storage

Tanker Market Fundamentals and Market Influences

• Tanker demand and supply
• Trends in owner operating costs and charter revenue
• Rate formation
• The dynamics of short, medium and long
• term charter rates
• Assessing the impact of external market factors

Investment in Tankers

• New construction, second
• hand and scrap prices and their relationship with the charter markets
• The impact of environmental and safety legislation on tanker construction

Commercial and Legal Aspects of Charter Parties

• Demurrage, laytime, and other key clauses in spot charter parties
• Key aspects of time charter parties
• Contracts of affreightment – special considerations and negotiations, including key clauses relating to nomination procedures and bunker price changes
• Relative merits of different types of charter party
• Requirements of charterers
• Commercial, legal and other considerations, including arbitration
• Documentation

Tanker Coverage Strategy/Contract Portfolios

• Oil company and ship owner perspectives
• Calculation of oil company tonnage requirements and the development of a 'coverage strategy'
• Commercial, contractual, legislative, environmental and qualitative issues associated with controlling transportation
• Project implementation

Syndicate Work

• Participants will undertake exercises covering transportation economics, time charter evaluations and voyage estimating, demurrage, laytime and arbitration. The work is then used in case studies in which syndicates compete to develop optimum strategies for tanker coverage and contract portfolios

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration

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