INTERNATIONAL TRADE SEMINARS

"T. O. INTERNATIONAL TRADE SEMINARS".

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Programmes on International Trading Techniques, with Overwhelming Success in China, Hong Kong & ASEAN Countries, Endorsed by Fortune 500 Corporations, International Banks and Professional Institutes.

WORKSHOPS FOR TARGET GROUPS
International Trade Finance Workshops:
The UCP 600 Workshop for Bankers.
The eUCP 1.1 Workshop for Bankers.
The ISBP 681 Workshop for Bankers.
The UCP 600 for Importers & Exporters.
The eUCP 1.1 for Importers & Exporters.
The ISBP 681 for Importers & Exporters.
The UCP 600 for Carriers & Freight Forwarders.
The eUCP 1.1 for Carriers & Freight Forwarders.
The ISBP 681 for Carriers & Freight Forwarders.
The UCP 600 for Finance Controllers, Auditors and Accountants.
The eUCP 1.1 for Finance Controllers, Auditors and Accountants.
The ISBP 681 for Finance Controllers, Auditors and Accountants.
The UCP 600 for Sales and Marketing Team.
The eUCP 1.1 for Sales and Marketing Team.
The ISBP 681 for Sales and Marketing Team.
The Advanced Level UCP 600.
The Advanced Level eUCP 1.1.
The Advanced Level ISBP 681.
Cases Studies in Letter of Credit
The Legal Aspects of Letter of Credit and Important Legal Cases
ICC URC 522 Rules for D/A & D/P Documentary Collections.
ICC URR 525 Rules for Bank-to-Bank Reimbursements.
The New Uniform Commercial Code Article 5 of USA.
The IIBLP/ICC International Standby Practices 1998 (ISP 98).
Techniques in Applying Selective ISP98 Rules in Commercial Letter of Credit.
That Is Subject to UCP 600.
Techniques in Applying Selective UCP 600 Articles in Standby Letter of Credit.
That is Subject to ISP98.
International Sales of Goods Workshops:

Commercial Contracts and the United Nations Vienna Convention.
The Bills of Exchange Act 1882 and the United Nations CIBE Convention.
The ICC Incoterms 2000 and Variants.
Force Majeure, Hardship, Guarantee, Indemnity, Estoppel, Injunctions, Court Orders, Arrest of Ships, Government Sanctions, Jurisdiction and Forum Non Conveniens.

International Transport Workshops:

Surface, Maritime, Air and Multimodal Transport for Bankers.
Surface, Maritime, Air and Multimodal Transport for Importers & Exporters.
UCP 600 on Transport Documents for Freight Forwarders and Carriers.

Cargo Insurance Workshops:

The Institute Cargo Clauses for Marine, Air & Multimodal Transport.
The Basics of Cargo Insurance: Benefit Insurance v. Indemnity Insurance, Policy v. Certificate, Rights and Responsibilities of the Consultant, the Broker, the Agent, the Insurer & the Insured, Insurable Interest, Utmost Good Faith, Warranties, Privity of the Insured, Conditions Precedent to Liabilities, Lost or No Lost, Constructive Total Loss, Reinstatement, Proximate Cause, Particular Average, General Average, Sue and Labour, Abandonment, Subrogation, Reinsurance, Inchmaree Clause, Change of Voyage Clause, Duration Clause, Duration and Termination Clauses & Increased Value Policy.
The Impact of Institute Cargo Clauses to Unimodal and Multimodal Transport.
How to Make Effective Marine Cargo Claims for Damages, Loss, or Non-Delivery?
China Trade Workshops:

Risk Management in China Trade for the Exporters, Importers, Bankers, Freight Forwarders, Carriers, Insurers and Commodities Brokers/Agents.
Learn from Successful Stories in Claiming Payments from Issuing Banks in China Trade after Discrepancies Found in Documents.

Risk Management Workshops:

Risk Free Procedures in International Trade for Importers and Exporters.
Risk Free Documentation in Letter of Credit and Documentary Collections for Importers and Exporters.
Risk Free Procedure & Documentation in Letter of Credit Operations for Bankers.
Risk Free Operation Procedures and Documentation for Carriers and Freight Forwarders.

International Trade Frauds Workshops:

International Trade Frauds

The Favourable Environment for International Trade Frauds
The Nigerian Fraud Artists.
Franchisee Business from the Fraud Masters.
PBI, HYIP and Other Frauds.
ICC 3039, 4081, 4082 Fake Documents.

Commodities Frauds: Sugar, Urea, Chemicals, Steel, Petroleum, Marlboro Cigarettes & Other Commodities of High Demand.
Classical Frauds: Scuttling, Arson, Chartering, Insurance, Non-delivery, Thefts & Piracy.
Fraud Cases in Commercial Letter of Credit.
Fraud Cases in Standby Letter of Credit.
Money Laundering.
Computer Crimes, Internet Frauds.

Letter of Credit Arbitration Workshops:

Comparing Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation.
Introduction to ICC DOCDEX L/C Dispute Resolution Rules.
Introduction to Arbitration by the International Center for Letter of Credit Arbitration Inc. USA & the ICLOCA Rules.
Difference between the ICLOCA Rules and the ICC DOCDEX Rules.
Difference Between the ICLOCA Rules and the UNCITRAL Rules of the United Nations.

TRAINING MODULES:
International Trade Finance Modules:

The Difference Between Standby Letter of Credit and Commercial Letter of Credit.
Introduction to Electronic Commerce, the risks, the problems and the issues concerned.

International Trade Terms Modules:

The ICC Incoterms 2000.
The Variants on the ICC Incoterms 2000.
The American Foreign Trade Definitions.
The Warsaw Oxford Rules.

International Transport Modules:

The Three Functions of A Negotiable Bill of Lading & Related Legal Cases.
Different Kinds of Bills of Lading & Their Specific Application.
The Difference Between a Through Bill of Lading and a Combined Transport Bill of Lading.
The Difference Between a Bill of Lading and a Sea Waybill.
The Difference Between a Liner Bill of Lading and a Charter Party Bill of Lading.
Popular Charter Party Bills of Lading for Specific Trades.
The Rights and Responsibilities of the Carriers, the Freight Forwarders, the Agents, the Shippers, the Consignees & the Holders under the Hague-Visby Rules.
The Ambiguity, Confusion and Problems of the "Bill of Lading for Combined Transport or Port-to-Port Shipment".
The Ambiguity of the Forwarder as a Double Agent & the Consequences.
Common Discrepancies Found in Bills of Lading.
The Specific Requirements of the UCP 600 to All Forms of Transport Documents:

The Name of the Carrier
Correct Filling of the Six Boxes Covering Per-carriage, Main-Carriage & On-Carriage.
On Board Notation
Correct Signature Formats of the Carrier and Its Agent
Role of Freight Forwarder: An Agent, A Carrier or A Multimodal Transport Operator?
Endorsements/Representation Leading to Doubts, Discrepancies or Rejection by Document Examiners in the Banks.

Typical Examples of Those Transport Documents Rejected by the Banks Since the Introduction of the UCP 600.
The Confusion, Discrepancies and Problems Created by the so-called "Marine/Ocean Bills of Lading" and the Solutions from the Experts.
The Legal Position of A Freight Forwarder's Bill of Lading from the Authorities & the Perspectives from the Shipper, the Consignee and the Holder in Due Course.
The Impacts of the Popular P&O Standard Clause Nos. 4 & 5 (on Unimodal & Multimodal Transport) to Shippers, Consignees, Holders, Bankers and Insurers.
The Implications of the SWEPRO NODISP Clause, P&O Control Clause & Banker's Lien Clause to Sea Waybills.
The Conditions Under Which Sea Waybills Should be Used (As Recommended by Lloyds of London).
The Conditions Under Which Bills of Lading Should Be Used (As Recommended by Lloyds of London).
The Basic Concepts of the CMI Uniform Rules for Sea Waybills.
The Legal Aspects of Sea Waybills.
Troubles of Switched Bills of Lading in China Trade.
Useful Clues to Identify Fraudulent Bills of Lading.
The Transfer of Title in Bills of Lading
The Fundamental Changes in the New 1992 Carriage of Goods by Sea Act and Their Implications to Carriers, Shippers, Consignees, Holders, Insurers & Bankers.
The BLASDO Maritime Ordinance of Hong Kong and Its Excellence Over the 1992 COGSA of England on Which It is Based.
The Basic Concepts on the New 1992 Maritime Code of the People's Republic of China.
The Differences Amongst the Hague Rules, the Hague-Visby Rules and the Hamburg Rules.
The Basic Concepts of the CMI Rules for Electronic Bills of Lading.
The Unique Features of Multimodal Transport.
The Multimodal Transport Documents.
The Position of the FIATA Multimodal Transport Document in Documentary Credits Environment.
Highlights of the UNCTAD/ICC Rules for Multimodal Transport Documents for the Parties Involved.
The Charter Party

The Voyage, Time & Demise Charters
The Basic Clauses: The Clause Paramount, the New Jason Clause, the Both-to-Blame Collision Clause & the Demise Clause.
General Average & the York Antwerp Rules.
Basics of Charter Parties: Trading Limits, Cargo Restrictions, Safe Ports & Options, AAAA, Notice of Readiness, Freight & Demurrage, Lay Days Disputes, Cancellation Clause, Bunker Clause, Seaworthiness v. Cargoworthiness, Reasonable Dispatch, Deviations, Loading & Discharge, Arbitration & the Applicable Law.
Common Abbreviations Used by the Brokers.
Role of Ship Brokers.
Common Maritime Arbitration Problems.
Charter Party Frauds
P & I Club & TT Club
Arrest of Ships
Classification Societies.
Time Bars
Famous Legal Cases on Maritime Chartering

The Fundamental Changes in the New 1994 GENCON Charter Party and Their Impacts to the Owners, Charterers, Sub-Charterers, Cargo Owners, Consignees, Holders, Bankers and Insurers.
The Air Waybills to Meet UCP 600 Requirements.
Clues to Identify Fraudulent Air Waybills and other Documents.
Introduction to the BOLERO Project.

International Trade Frauds Modules:

The Legal Positions of the Applicant, the Issuing Bank, the Negotiating Bank and the Beneficiary in Frauds Involving Commercial Letter of Credit and Related Legal Cases.
The Attitude of the International Court Towards Interim Injunction in Trade Fraud Cases Involving Commercial Letter of Credit.
Transport Frauds in Russia, Hong Kong and China.

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