Starting Date: 3 November 2025
Duration: 6 weeks
Fees: 1,900 EUR (Including tuition fees & Study packs)

ICS Members are eligible for a discount of 20%.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Hellenic Management Centre, in collaboration with the Centre for Commercial Law Studies of Queen Mary University of London, offers the Executive Course in Shipping Law designed to address the needs of professionals working in the shipping industry who, on a daily basis, come across critical aspects of international trade and maritime law.

This course is designed to provide a rigorous dissection of the legal issues affecting all parts of the shipping industry. The course does not assume any legal knowledge and includes an introduction to contract law and agency law principles – the key pillars of many elements of maritime law. The broad spectrum of topics addressed in this course is one of its distinctive features. Academics and shipping industry practitioners will be delivering highly engaging lectures encouraging class discussions and debates.

STRUCTURE

The Executive Course in Shipping Law consists of 6 modules within the fields of Dry and Wet Shipping Law, Marine Insurance and Marine Dispute Resolution.

INTRODUCTION TO MARITIME LAW

• Basic Legal Concepts
• Contract Law
• Agency Law

CHARTERPARTIES AND BILLS OF LADING

• Time and Voyage Charterparties
• Legal Aspects of Bills of Lading

INTRODUCTION TO CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA

• International Maritime Conventions
• Standard Form Contracts

ADMIRALTY AND WET SHIPPING LAW

• Introduction to Enforcement of Maritime Claims
• Arrest of Ships and Freezing Injunctions
• General Average
• Collisions
• Salvage

MARINE INSURANCE LAW

• General Principles
• Hull & Machinery
• Cargo
• Protection & Indemnity

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• Maritime Arbitration

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

At least one of the following is required:

• Undergraduate Degree
• Professional Experience in a related area OR seagoing experience (Certificate of Competency for unrestricted service as a master mariner or chief engineer
• Non-graduates with approved professional qualifications or with sufficient professional experience
• ICS Members & students
• Please note that all applicants must have internationally recognized English language proficiency test (e.g., CPE, GMAT, IELTS).

IDEAL FOR:

• Chartering and operation executives
• Claims handlers and marine insurance professionals
• Commodity traders
• Paralegals in international law firms
• Solicitors with exposure to shipping transactions
• Shipbrokers
• Freight forwarders
• Master mariners and those with seagoing experience
• Law students / graduates

BENEFITS:

The course will provide learners with:

• the opportunity to familiarise with widely used standard contract terms and understand what they mean for their organisations and their clients
• an appreciation of the legal liabilities that arise from accidents or incidents that occur during maritime operations or cargo handling
• a chance to engage with the legal effects of contractual breaches, including cargo claims, crew claims, and other common disputes