Training Overview

The West Africa School of Shipping is organising a one (1) day training on the Legal Aspects of Bills of Lading and its Importance in International Trade on Monday, 20th November 2023, in Takoradi at the Grand Favour Hotel.

Why participate in the training?

Shipping documents are critical in facilitating the transportation of goods by sea and other modes of transport. These documents, especially the bill of lading perform different functions and its correct usage is critical in regulating transport liability between the parties to a contract of carriage of goods by sea.

The training workshop will delve into the types, functions, legal implications, and roles of the bill of lading in international trade.

Training Schedule

• Types of bills of lading
• Functions of the bill of lading
• Importance of the bill of lading in international trade
• The bill of lading and the Seaway bill
• Letters of indemnity & its applicability
• Bill of lading & carriage conventions
• Bill of lading & charter parties

Target Group

• Banks
• Insurance Companies
• Exporters & Importers
• Freight Forwarders
• Ship Agents
• Liner companies
• Lawyers
• Shipping Companies
• All stakeholders in relevant industries
• Manufacturing Companies

Training Outcome

Participatory and interactive training sessions with practical case studies, multimedia to test the understanding of participants before and after the training.

Training Modalities

Date: 20th November 2023

Time: 08:30hrs to 15:00hrs

Venue: Grand Favour Hotel, Takoradi

Training Package Breakfast & Lunch Notebook & Pen Pen drives containing course materials. Certificate of participation Profile of Facilitator Gertrude Adwoa Ohene-Asienim (FICS) is the Executive Director of Whitestone Shipbrokers and West Africa School of Shipping. She is a Chartered Shipbroker, Lecturer and Maritime Consultant with over twenty years’ combined experience in Shipping, Oil & Gas, and Academia specialising in International Trade Transactions, Marine Insurance and Maritime Law. She has worked in the field of seismic acquisition, FPSO operations and management, shipbroking, maritime labour, and procurement, having worked previously as Country Manager for PGS Ghana, Yinson Gazania Operations, OMA Labour & Procurement and Offshore Shipbrokers Ghana. Gertrude is a Part – Time Lecturer at the Regional Maritime University, Accra, Ghana, and a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Global Customs and Trade Facilitation Commission. She is Membership Committee Chairperson, a member of the Controlling & Executive Councils, an Assessor and Assistant examiner of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS), London. She is President of Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) Ghana. She holds a Master of Laws degree in Maritime Law from the University of Oslo, Norway and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London, UK.