Barrie Jervis

(Course leader and lecturer on Marine Insurance and Lloyd’s)

BA(Hons), FCII, FCIArb, DipICArb Chartered Insurance Practitioner and Arbitrator

A retired vocational member of Lloyd's, a supporting member of London Maritime Arbitration Association and a member of the British Insurance Law Association. He started work at Lloyd's in 1961 adjusting marine and aviation claims for a Lloyd's syndicate and was claims manager, director and deputy underwriter for various syndicates from 1968 until 1988. From 1989 until his retirement on health grounds in 1992 he was company secretary, compliance officer and finance director of a Lloyd's underwriting agency. From 1975 he has been a tutor for the Chartered Insurance Institute Tuition Service in marine, aviation, financial regulation and re-insurance subjects. He was a senior examiner for 10 years for both Associate and Fellowship subjects of the Chartered Insurance Institute qualifying exams. A visiting lecturer at the Chartered Insurance Institute’s College of Insurance for the last thirty years, he was the author of the Associate and Fellowship course books published by the Chartered Insurance Institute from 1976 - 1992 aproximately 15 books. His latest book on marine insurance was published in the autumn of 2005 (Reeds Marine Insurance). He has since 1995 lectured at London Metropolitan and other universities / colleges within the United Kingdom and Europe on marine insurance, arbitration and maritime law and financial regulation. He has lectured on European Union funded insurance training programs in Russia and Vietnam and is a member of the IMO panel of experts. He has also lectured on marine, aviation, financial regulation and reinsurance for the Chartered Insurance Institute in the Caribbean, Turkey and Mexico. He also acts as an arbitrator and expert witness in insurance and trade disputes internationally.His next book on the Law of General Average will be published in about 2 years time.

Contact details - via the contact page on Loniss.com

Professor Patrick Alderton

(Port Operations and Maritime Safety)

Having qualified as an Extra Master after serving in most of the major ship types, Patrick spent a few years lecturing to ship's officers in London. In the 1970s he moved to the Business Department at what was to become the London Guildhall University and taught on the commercial transport courses and where he was appointed as a CNAA Research Degree examiner. In the late 1980s he moved to The World Maritime University in Sweden as the Professor of Ports and Shipping. During this time he produced over 100 articles and papers and since retiring has produced a New Edition of his standard book "Sea Transport - Economics and Operations" and a book on "Port Operation and Management"

Contact details: mapalderton@msn.com

William King

(Trading Qualifications and Operational Procedures for Ships)

Left his job as a sales and marketing executive in the City of London Division of Greenaways, a security-printing subsidiary of Lonhro Plc. in 1980 to become assistant secretary to the Sugar Association of London (SAOL) and the Refined Sugar Association (RSA) the two global contract issuing and arbitral authorities for sugar. Responsible for the management of the supervision and sampling of all raw sugar and for the rules and regulations of the associations, which provided for the proper conduct of the international Sugar Trade, including international arbitration hearings.
In addition from 1981 to 1986 Secretary to the Federation of Commodity Associations, educational consultant and lecturer to the European Commission and ITC of the UN in Geneva. In 1986 he moved to become the assistant secretary of the Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations (FOSFA). Course Director trade education programme. Secretary to the Technical Committee and Standards Committees. From1992 to 2001 he was the secretary to the Oils and Fats Technical Committee of the International Standards Organisation. (ISO/TC34 SC/11). In 2001 he was awarded the British Standards Institution, Distinguished Service Award for the development of British, European and International Standards. Since 1995 he has been an External Lecturer and Examiner London Guildhall University and London Metropolitan University for the MSc International Trade and Transport and in December 2002 was awarded an Honorary Master’s Degree in Science from London Guildhall University for contribution to the MSc in International Trade and Transport. Since his retirement in 2002 he has been involved in education and is a commodity trade consultant and commodity trading lecturer.
Freeman of the City of London, A Past Master of the Worshipful Company of World Traders and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.

Contact details - algarking@waitrose.com

Jeffrey Blum 

FICS FCIArb AIMC 

(Role of Shipbrokers,Port Agent and  the Baltic Exchange) 

He has been involved in shipping and trading since 1972. He has worked with shipbrokers, charterers, shipowners and ship operators, Lloyd's underwriters, gasoil futures brokers and commodities traders, both in London and abroad. He has been a member of the Baltic Exchange since 1976 and an individual member since 1994. In 1979 he qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS). He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Supporting Member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association and has been an arbitrator (both sole and tribunal) since 1994. He is also a Member of the British Maritime Law Association, a founding Council Member of the International Commodities and Shipping Arbitration Service and an Associate of the Institute of Management Consultants. He is a Past Chairman and current Education Officer of the London Branch of the ICS and a member of its International Controlling Council. He has been a lecturer in shipping and law since 1984 at several universities and colleges in London, Cambridge, Southampton, Plymouth and Newcastle and has conducted many tailor-made inhouse training courses for up to five days in Europe, the Far East (including for BIMCO Masterclass Workshops) and Africa (including for the Nigerian Government), covering all main aspects of shipping, the prevention of problems and the resolution of maritime and commercial disputes. He is also the Managing Director of Interlink International Trading (UK) Ltd, which he created in 1994 to handle commercial and maritime claims for clients both in the UK and abroad. He speaks German, Swiss- German, French and some Italian. A visiting lecturer at the World Maritime University in Malmo and at the Shanghai Maritime University, he is also one of the founding directors of Maritime Education & Training Limited (METL), which provides evening class tuition in London to prepare students for the annual exams of the ICS, for whom he also lectures.

Contact details- jeffrey@ IntlinkInt.com

Capt. Barrie. R Sanderson,

( Dry Cargo Handling and Stowage, Liner Trades) B.A., Master Mariner (Ret)

With 14 years experience as a deck officer and training officer for British India Steam Navigation Co, he also had responsibility for appointment of navigating and engineering personnel. In 1982 he gave up his sailing career to teach navigation at the then City of London Polytechnic (now the London Metropolitan University) although he still retains a close touch with the sea as master of the steam tug PORTWEY. (1927 built coal fired twin screw)
From 1990 until his retirement in 1998 he was the course organiser for the Certificate in the Commercial Operation of Shipping at the London Guildhall University (now the London Metropolitan University). He has been an examiner for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (Liner Trades). From 1982 - 1987 he was involved in a research project on Computer Assisted Learning. The author of 'Liner Trades', for the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. He was from 1980 - 1990 Co-Editor, Various shipping publications and in 1998 wrote ‘UGANDA, the Story of a Very Special Ship’. The account of the life of the Cargo Liner / Educational Cruise / Hospital / Troop Ship S.S. UGANDA, British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. / P.& O. Steam Navigation Company.

Contact details - B2Sanderson@aol.com

Geoff Whittingham

(Role of Customs in International Trade) ACIB, International Trade Development Liaison Officer.

Having taken early retirement from HSBC Bank plc (formally Midland Bank plc) in 1999 where he had worked for 35 years the last 22 years as a Manager in the retail sector he joined HM Customs and Excise (now known as HM Revenue and Customs) as a Customs Officer involved in post clearance auditing of international trade shipments, in particular Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) goods. For the last 5 years he has been one of a small group of International Trade Development Liaison Officers (ITDLO) based around the country that provide the ‘big picture’ to businesses and identify how Customs development will impact on individual organisations. In addition he facilitates business in the implementation of new International Trade structures and systems, making recommendations to enhance those structures and systems in line with known International trade developments and changes.

Michael Howlet

(Maritime Fraud)

After working in a bank in the City of London for just over a year, he went to university and completed a degree in Politics and Economics. After a short career with the Civil Service he joined ICC-International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in May 1994. He is an Assistant Director of the IMB. He has investigated a number of cases relating to cargo losses and phantom ships. He is also actively involved in the prevention and investigation of documentary letter of credit frauds. Such frauds have ranged from identifying systematic fraudsters to scenarios whereby banks have been targeted by colluding parties. He also heads the Transit Fraud Division (TFD)of the IMB. The TFD is a joint project with the International Road Transport Union or IRU. The TFD was created to identify transit fraud losses and offer proposals for prevention. Through the TFD's quarterly reports and data analysis, he has identified a number of important trends relating to transit fraud loss and fraud in Europe and the former Soviet Union. He has travelled on investigations to a number of countries, spoken at numerous conferences and seminars worldwide and written papers on areas connected with the subject of fraud, thefts and malpractice in international trade and has addressed the IMO on piracy.

Capt J Chapman

(Introduction to Shipping and Ship Design and Layout)

Following a seagoing career spanning a total of 27 years as a deck officer serving on naval support vessels, bulk cargo ships and offshore supply vessels  culminating in command of various deep sea oil tankers operated by Mobil and Shell, Jim Chapman fulfilled various shore going appointments in the marine industry. These appointments included superintendent of four double hulled VLCCs’ and an FSO stationed off West Africa, Nautical Advisor in Mobil’s ship vetting group cargo superintendent of an FPSO stationed off Brazil and Technical Superintendent responsible for two new build Aframax Tankers for a major Russian Shipping Company. From May 2005 till present Jim has fulfilled the roles of Port Information Superintendent and Marine Standards Superintendent with BP Shipping Ltd. During his time with the Ports and Terminals Group, Jim was instrumental in developing the current version of the Port Clearance Decision Matrix used to determine Port Clearance requirements for vessels fixed to fulfill BP Group requirements, Marine Assurance procedures for STS Operations, implementation of vapour balancing procedures for reverse lightering operations in the Rotterdam Port Area and the development and implementation of the Residual Under Keel Clearance procedure for BP Shipping controlled vessels.

Dr. Merv Rowlinson

(Coastal and Short Sea Shipping, Possible Future Trends in Shipping) :

BA. Hons, Certificate in HE Lecturing; M.Phil Shipping & Development; PhD Maritime Business, a qualified railway signaller and ships safety officer. Following his retirement in January 2009 from the post of principal lecturer on, and course director of the MSc International Trade & Transport and Certificate in Commercial Operation of Shipping at the London Metropolitan University, he set up his own consultancy specialising in transport economics, logistics and management, intermodal and coastal shipping. He has acted as an expert witness on Competition Commission enquiries. He has produced over 17 papers for various shipping and business conferences world wide ranging from "rail freight" via "small ships in the supply chain" to "a study of competitive change in container line shipping". He has over 12 publications to his name including his latest "The Green Highway: Coastal Shipping, the Alternative to Road Congestion". (New Jersey: Mellen Press). He has over 20 years teaching experience including Merchant Navy College, Warsash Maritime Centre, Southampton. He spent 9 years at sea, including tankers and tugs before starting an academic career and is currently a visiting lecturer at the Copenhagen Business School.

Contact details - mervmarin@googlemail.com

Dr David Glen

(Maritime Labour)

He obtained his PhD in Economics from the London Business School in 1987. Since then he has held mainly research and teaching posts in colleges and universities around London. From 1995 to 1998 he was the Research Fellow at the School for Foreign Trade. Since 1998 he has been Reader at Centre for International Transport Management, London Guildhall / Metropolitan University. He maintains the database on UK officers and undertakes research for the Department of Transport on UK Seafarers. His has over 30 publications to his name from his first in 1981 "On the relationship between Spot and Time Charter Rates for Oil Tankers, 1970-77." Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, via "The Market for Beer", UK Economic Studies, volume 2, no 1, October 1990. to his latest "UK Seafarers Analysis 2006" to be published June 2007. He has researched the shipping industry for over 10 years and in June 2007 will be presenting a paper to the EU Maritime Safety Agency in Brussels. A member of the Editorial Board of Maritime Policy and Management since June 1998 and a Council member of International Association of Maritime Economists from 1998 to 2002. He has also given evidence to several House of Commons Select Committees relating to the shipping industry in recent years.

Contact details - d.glen@londonmet.ac.uk

Nick C De Spon,

(Vessel Employment Methods, Dry Cargo and Tanker Chartering)

Having spent 15 years at sea from Apprentice to Master Mariner on General Cargo ships, Bulk Carriers and latterly Tankers Nick came ashore to work in Marine Surveying, Expediting and Cargo Inspections around the world culminating in a two year stint in Russia in the early 1990s. Two years as Technical Editor for the shipping magazine Fairplay broadened his knowledge of the wider shipping scene and added to his experience of the global shipping picture. He now works in London in shipping operations for the oil major Chevron and regularly lectures both internally and outside on the Oxford Princeton program and to ICS students on a variety of oil and tanker related subjects.

Contact details: DespoNC@chevron.com

Marilyn  Rushton

(Ship Finance, Trade Finance)

A member of the Inner Temple she has an MA in International Comparative Law  and an MSc in Business Systems Analysis. As an account officer for Manufacturers Hanover Trust she managed problems loans and large corporate clients mainly in the shipping and finance area. She then passed her bar exams and started on a lecturing career dealing with Maritime Arbitration, Shipping Finance, Law of International trade and Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea.

Susan Hawker

(Salvage and the arrest of ships)

Principal lecturer in International Trade and Shipping law at London Metropolitan University. Course leader for the post graduate distance learning diploma in Maritime Law, offered by the University and Informa plc. She is also an examiner for the Grain and Feed Trade Association (“GAFTA”) and a lecturer for the Institute of Chartered Shipbroker’s courses for their qualifying examinations. A founding member of the London Maritime Law & Policy Group (“LUMPL). In addition, Susan is a visiting lecturer at the London Law Centre of the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, Indiana, USA), and at Cass Business School, City University School of Engineering, Copenhagen Business School, and BCA Athens, teaching on postgraduate and professional shipping courses. In September 2009, Susan spoke at the Women in International Shipping & Transport Association’s (“WISTA”) annual conference, held at the IMO here in London. More recent seminar contributions include a panel debate organised by WISTA at the London offices of Reed Smith LLP, and a presentation at a symposium on piracy at Plymouth University. 

Recent publication: a chapter on International Sale of Goods, to be published in a book on Commercial Law, edited by Professor Jason Chuah (Pearson, 2010).

Thomas Still

(ship types for different trades and machinery and fuel )

Having obtained his OOW / Unlimited he has served in that capacity on colliers, general cargo vessels, surveying vessels and bulk carriers both crude and dry. Having spent several years working for BP on shipping management he now works for ACM Shipping as a shipbroker. He also teaches on the ICS courses

 

Rita Barnish

(Ship Sale and Purchase)

She started her shipping career in with Raphaely International (Trading) Ltd, London as a dry cargo commodity trader. She became involved in all aspects of the dry cargo trade mainly dealing in grain and sugar shipments up to 50,000 m/tons – She handled all the negotiations through to charter parties, chartering of vessels and including the calculation of demurrage and despatch. She became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers in 1996. In early 1994 she was transferred to New York USA to set up a new transport/distribution system in the States of New York and New Jersey covering the importation of mainly medical items into the U.S.A. from the Far East by containers. She has dealt extensively with the Port of New York Authorities including the FDA .Two years later she returned to the London office to commence a new long-term project involving the transportation and chartering of LPG from the Middle East to India.. In the mid 90’s she became very involved with the Educational side of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and speaks regularly for the Institute on Ship Sale and Purchase. In 2002 she became one of the founding directors of Maritime Education & Training Limited (METL), which provides evening class tuition in London to prepare students for the Professional Qualifying Examinations leading to membership of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and is currently involved with the sale and purchase of ships.

Jason Bennet

(Salvage)

 

As the manager of the SMIT Salvage BV office in London, operates from a central location within the City. He is in daily contact with the London marine market, providing a link between it and the wider SMIT Salvage and other SMIT company divisions. Daily activities range from general representation, both within and outside London and the UK areas, to dialogue on specific operations and commercial aspects. The London manager will also actively participate any SMIT Salvage operation in the UK. Prior to joining SMIT Salvage, Jason Bennett was, for 7 years, a London-based marine surveyor and consultant. In this role he supported most aspects of the market but with particular emphasis on the P&I and liability market. During this period he travelled abroad attending casualties including notable cases such as the "Erika", as well as providing expert witness and litigation support services from within London. During a 14 year sea career prior to this, Jason Bennett gained his Master Mariner's certificate, sailing on a variety of vessel types, predominantly is support of the Royal Navy but also latterly on cruise vessels, operating globally. He has a wide experience in tanker operations and also ammunition and logistics support vessels amongst others."