The partner and lawyers of International Law Offices (ILO) participated in International Black Sea Transport Forum on 21-22 of October, 2009. There was a conference within the frameworks of the forum related to the transport and logistics. Olena Losevska, partner of ILO, made a presentation entitled Investing in the Ukrainian Port Sector. It was a joint presentation of ILO and MTBS Maritime & Transport Business Solutions B.V.), the Netherlands. Besides, ILO organized the master class – workshop dedicated to the Liabilities of the Participants of Transport Process and Possibilities to Minimize the Risks, Lay Time and Demurrage Estimation.

Such workshop was introduced for the first time and it gave the possibility to see various real disputable situations during the cargo transportation. The master class was intended for the specialists in sea, railway, auto transportations, heads and professionals organizing operation of the business in transport sector, as well as specialists providing its functioning, namely, ship owners, cargo owners, carriers, forwarders, ship managers, agents, surveyors and others. The practical skills are useful for the representatives of the terminals and ports, forwarders etc.

The main goal of our participation in the conference of the Black Sea Transport Forum was achieved: there were discussed the existing problems of the forwarders and ways to minimize the risks.

Moderators of the master class were the experts from ILO:
Nataliya Myroshnychenko, Lawyer
Artem Skorobogatov, Senior Lawyer.

Over several years the conference on transport and logistics gives a good possibility for the companies to show their potential as perspective, competitive and equal in rights participants of the international market. Every year the conference draws the attention of the constant participants, besides, it attracts the new ones.

This year, in spite of the absence of traditional exhibitions that were postponed till 2010, the conference and master class gathered a great number of the participants. The event was dynamic, useful and informational. We would like to thank the organizers of the conference, Media Compass (Advertizing and Informational Agency), for worthy work related to the organization of the conference. We would also like to thank the Chairman of the event, Tockman Georgy Iosifovich, Head of Investment Development Department of Illichivsk Sea Commercial Port.

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