Antwerp Maritime Academy presents a unique module on Maritime Law. 20 experts share their thoughts on a wide variety of topics over the next two weeks*.
If you want to get a better insight in these areas; we gladly invite you to freely join parts of the program.
Please register by sending us an e-mail mentioning the lecture(s) you will attend, together with your contacts.
The lectures are held (in English) at the Antwerp Maritime Academy: Noordkasteel Oost 6, 2030 Antwerpen.
* Maritime Law Program 2019:
(MAR = Maritime Law, LB = Land-Based Activities)
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WEEK 1 |
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13-5-2019 |
09:00 – 10:00 |
Ralph DE WIT |
General Introduction to the Course |
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13-5-2019 |
10:00 – 12:30 |
André KEGELS |
Arrest of Ships |
LB |
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13-5-2019 |
13:30 – 15:30 |
Luc KEYZER |
General Limitation of Liability |
MAR |
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13-5-2019 |
15:30 – 17:30 |
Ralph DE WIT |
Carriage by Sea: Parties, Merchant Clause |
MAR |
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14-5-2019 |
09:00 – 10:00 |
Ralph DE WIT |
Carriage by Sea: Bill of Lading, General Theory |
MAR |
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14-5-2019 |
10:00 – 11:30 |
Paul DE BAETS |
Nautical Commission in the Antwerp Company Court |
LB |
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14-5-2019 |
11:30 – 13:15 |
Jeroen WEYN |
Maritime Surveys – Case Studies |
LB |
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14-5-2019 |
14:00 – 16:30 |
Ralph DE WIT |
Carriage by Sea: Bill of Lading, General Theory (cont’d) |
MAR |
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15-5-2019 |
09:00 – 10:30 |
Ralph DE WIT |
Carriage by Sea: Parties, Merchant Clause (cont’d) |
MAR |
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15-5-2019 |
10:30 – 12:30 |
Ingrid VAN CLEMEN |
Cargo Claims in Practice |
MAR |
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15-5-2019 |
13:30 – 17:30 |
Ralph DE WIT |
Merchant Clause. Container Demurrage and Detention |
MAR |
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16-5-2019 |
09:00 – 12:30 |
Ralph DE WIT |
Marine Insurance. Recent Case Law |
MAR |
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16-5-2019 |
13:30 – 15:30 |
Kris BERNAUW |
Legal Aspects of Self-Steering Vehicles |
MAR |
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16-5-2019 |
15:30 – 17:30 |
Ralph DE WIT |
Pre-Loading and Post-Discharge Periods |
LB |
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17-5-2019 |
08:30 – 12:30 |
Carlo CORCIONE |
1. Ship Finance 2. Third Parties in Carriage of Goods |
LB MAR |
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17-5-2019 |
13:30 – 17:30 |
Ralph DE WIT |
Multimodal Carriage of Goods |
LB |
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WEEK 2 |
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21-5-2019 |
09:00 – 10:30 |
Ralph DE WIT |
Chartering: The New Flamenco |
MAR |
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21-5-2019 |
10:30 – 12:30 |
Ludo CAMI |
Shipping Agent and AEO |
LB |
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21-5-2019 |
13:30 – 17:30 |
Valeria MANGIAROTTI |
Legal Aspects of Cruise Ship Operations |
MAR |
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22-5-2019 |
09:00 – 10:30 |
Benoît GOEMANS |
Judicial Sale of Ships |
LB |
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22-5-2019 |
10:30 – 12:30 |
Jean-Pierre VANHOOFF |
General Average |
MAR |
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22-5-2019 |
13:30 – 17:30 |
Herman VERBIST |
Arbitration in Belgian Law, with case studies |
LB |
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23-5-2019 |
09:00 – 10:00 |
Ralph DE WIT |
Some Aspects of Competition Law |
LB |
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23-5-2019 |
10:00 – 12:00 |
Marc HUYBRECHTS |
Maritime Freight Forwarding |
LB |
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23-5-2019 |
13:30 – 15:30 |
Véronique BEECKX |
Direct and indirect representation in customs procedures |
LB |
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23-5-2019 |
15:30 – 17:30 |
Wim FRANSEN |
Assistance and Salvage |
MAR |
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24-5-2019 |
09:00 – 10:30 |
Pinar AKAN |
Freight and Demurrage in Container Carriage |
MAR |
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24-5-2019 |
10:30 – 12:30 |
Jef GORREBEECK |
Aspects of Marine Insurance |
MAR |
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24-5-2019 |
13:30 – 15:00 |
Pinar AKAN |
Mediation in Carriage Contracts |
LB |
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24-5-2019 |
15:00 – 17:00 |
Peter LAURIJSSEN |
Chartering Practice |
MAR |
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LIST OF SPEAKERS |
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Function |
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Mr. Paul DE BAETS |
Former Division President in the Court of Appeal at Antwerp (ret.) |
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Mr. André KEGELS |
Attorney at Antwerp, Kegels & Co Advocaten (Law Offices) |
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Mr. Luc KEYZER |
Attorney at Antwerp, Roosendaal Keyzer (Law Offices) |
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Capt. Jeroen WEYN |
Specialist Surveyor in the Antwerp Nautical Commission |
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Mrs. Ingrid VAN CLEMEN |
Attorney at Antwerp, Ambos Lawyers |
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Prof. Dr. Kris BERNAUW |
Professor UG (Ghent University), attorney at Ghent |
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Dr. Carlo CORCIONE |
Fratelli D’Amato Armatori |
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Prof. Dr. Pinar AKAN |
Professor University of Marmara (Istanbul) (invited) |
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Mr. Ludo CAMI |
Former Vice-President ACSA (Antwerp Consortium of Shipping Agents) (ret.) |
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Mrs. Valeria MANGIAROTTI |
Autorità di Sistema portuale del Mare di Sardegna MedCruise (Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports) |
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Mr. Benoît GOEMANS |
Attorney at Antwerp, Goemans De Scheemaecker & De Wit |
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Mr. Jean-Pierre VANHOOFF |
Transport Claims Consultants Network cvba, Antwerp |
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Mrs. Véronique BEECKX |
Attorney at Antwerp, Elegis Advocaten (Law Offices) |
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Dr. Herman VERBIST |
Attorney at Ghent, Everest Attorneys, Arbitrator CEPANI |
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Mr. Marc HUYBRECHTS |
Forward Belgium, Former President CLECAT |
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Mr. Wim FRANSEN |
Attorney at Antwerp, Fransen Luyten (Law Offices) |
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Mr. Jef GORREBEECK |
Van Breda Risk & Benefits (Insurance Brokers) |
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Mr. Peter LAURIJSSEN |
CMB, Chief Legal Officer |
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Mr. Laurent DE SCHEEMAECKER |
Attorney at Antwerp, Goemans De Scheemaecker & De Wit |
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Prof. Dr. Ralph DE WIT |
AMA (Antwerp Maritime Academy), VUB (University of Brussels), UA (University of Antwerp), attorney at Antwerp, arbitrator CEPANI |
