Introduction to Commercial Shipping course and participants. 

Topics covered by Capt. Ashok Sharma

• Commercial Shipping - Tanker Market Overview 
• Commercial Shipping (Tankers) the Main Players 
• Tanker Commercial
• Tanker Pools 

Introduction to Commercial Shipping | Capt. Ashok Gogia 

• Dry Bulk Shipping
• Chartering “Most important activity of commercial shipping”
• Commercial Operations

Topics covered by Mr. Krishnan Subramaniam FICS

• Introduction to Trade
• Trade-Logistic interface
• Sales Contracts / Incoterms 2020
• Contracts of Carriage

Introduction the commercial importance of Pre fixture Activity | Capt. Alok Srivastava

• Demonstrate process of Freight calculation
• Due Diligence during pre- fixing
• Cargo Intake & Bunker Plan
• Legal perspective

Topics Covered by Mr. Krishnan Subramaniam, FICS.

• Types of Vessels (Tankers).
• Vessel Chartering (Tankers).
• Types Of Charters (Tankers).
• C/P Forms

Topics Covered by Capt. Ashok Gogia, FICS.

• Types of Vessels (Dry)
• Vessel Chartering (Dry)
• Types Of Charters (Dry)
• Essential Documentations
• C/P Forms
• P&I Club

Topics covered by Mr. Krishnan Subramaniam, FICS

• Modes of payment 
• Letter of credit.
• Bills of lading.
• Types of BL.
• Details in a B/L
• Delivery order.
• E-Bill of Lading systems.

Topics covered by Mr. Ravi Shankar, FICS

• Ship Sale and purchase.
• Types of transaction
• Entities 
• Market trends.
• S and P process.
• Process of delivery.
• Introduction to ship demolition.
• Key stake holders.
• Market trends and demand.

Topics covered by Capt L.C.Dharmani - Laytime, Demurrage and Dispatch.

• Laytime and Laycan
• Laytime: commencement, interruptions, and exceptions -- tanker specific
• Demurrage Principle
• NOR, SOF, Contract clauses, Weather clauses, Commencement, Exceptions and cessation.
• Dispatch

Topics covered by Capt. Sanjeev Bhatnagar - World scale.

• Definition
• How World scale works
• World scale calculations
• Worked examples
• Differentials
• Lumpsum Freight
• Use cases

Topics covered by Mr. Vinay Naidu - Shipping Finance

• Brief overview of Commercial Shipping Finance.
• Importance of Finance in Shipping.
• Key Participants in Shipping Finance.
• Capital Sources & Financing Models.
• Risk Management & Financial Instruments.
• Ship Valuation & Investment Decisions.
• Brief of AI’s role in Shipping Finance.
• Post Training Quiz.
• Case Study & Analysis.

Topics covered by Capt. Devasish Basu - Role of Port Agency And Freight Forwarding.

• Agent's role and responsibilities.
• Owner's Agent / Charterer's Agent.
• C/P negotiations and implementation.
• Cargo Operations / Documents.
• Port Disbursement accounting.

Topics covered by Capt. Ashok Sharma - Process flow for chartering a vessel.

• The Fundamentals.
• The Tools
• The Cargo stemm
• The Ship
• The Inquiry
• The Offer
• The Counter
• The negotiations
• Preliminary agreement
• The Charterparty

Topics covered by Mr. Riju Cherian - Gas Tanker chartering.

• LNG & LPG fundamentals
• Shipping & FSRU
• Commercial introduction to LNG & LPG
• The future of LNG & LPG
• Indian Gas market outlook
• The roles in gas commercial

Topics covered by Capt. Pankaj Kapoor - Maritime Law / Alternate Dispute resolution.

• Alternate Dispute resolution.
• Arbitration.
• Domestic  / International Commercial arbitration.
• Arbitration clause and charterparties.
• Conflict between arbitration act & other acts.

Topics covered by Capt. Naresh Kumar - Marine Insurance.

• Introduction to insurance
• Insurance - importance, principles and types
• Overview of marine insurance market
• Key steps to be taken when any incidents happen 

Topics covered by Dr. Abhay Singh Thakur - Maritime Law and regulations.

• Concept of shipping law.
• Charterparty negotiations.
• Case Studies.
• Obligations in charterparty.
• Hauge & Hauge Visby Rules.

Topics covered by Capt. Ashok Sharma - Sanctions.

• Sanctions.
• Impact of sanctions.
• Major sanctioning entities.
• Price Cap Regime.
• Impact of sanctions on trade.
• Sanctions - Due Diligence.