GENCON 2020 Seminar – We want to hear your opinion!
Overview
The shipping industry’s most widely used dry cargo voyage charter party, GENCON, is being revised and updated for the first time in 25 years and will be published later this year. BIMCO is delighted to invite you to a free seminar on the revised GENCON 1994 charter party and wants to hear your opinion on the new form.
The shipping industry’s most widely used dry cargo voyage charter party, GENCON, is being revised and updated for the first time in 25 years and will be published later this year. BIMCO is delighted to invite you to a free seminar on the revised GENCON 1994 charter party and wants to hear your opinion on the new form. By sharing your views, you can help BIMCO shape GENCON to meet the needs of the modern world and contemporary business practice. The seminar will be at the Eugenides Foundation in Athens on 5 March, 17:00-19:00. A copy of the GENCON 2020 consultation draft will be sent to everyone who registers for the event. Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues.
At the seminar some of the team responsible for drafting the new GENCON will introduce the changes that have been made and highlight the benefits of using the new form. If you are involved in dry cargo shipping, this is a unique opportunity to get an insight into the most up to date form of voyage charter party for the trade and give your views and feedback to help the drafting team complete their task. Upon registering for this event you will receive a copy of the consultation draft.
Speakers will include:
- Soren Larsen, Deputy Secretary General, BIMCO
- John Weale, Fednav, Canada and chairman of the GENCON subcommittee, Montreal
- Richard Merrylees, Oldendorff
- Basil Logothetis, Empros Lines Shipping, Athens
- Magne Andersen, Nordisk Defence Club, Oslo
- Helena Biggs, UK P&I Club, London
Venue: Eugenides Foundation, 387, Syggrou Av, 175 64 Palaio Faliro, Athens
Date and time: 5th of March 2020, 17.00 – 19.00 followed by light snacks and drinks.
Please read BIMCO’s Coronavirus Travel and Meeting Policy before registering.
To register for this event please click HERE.
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17 February 2020
Updated: 18 February 2020
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