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Zehra Göknaz Engin

Zehra is a Project Manager in BIMCO’s Contracts & Clauses Department. She is involved in the development of BIMCO’s wide range of standard contracts and clauses with industry experts. Zehra is a Turkish-qualified lawyer and graduated from the University of Ankara, Turkey in 2014. Prior to joining BI... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Christian Baekmark Schiolborg

Christian Bækmark Schiolborg is Manager, Maritime Technology and Regulation at BIMCO. He is responsible for analysing regulatory developments, mainly on the issues of IMO 2020 sulphur cap, fuel safety and reduction of greenhouse gases from ships. Furthermore, he represents BIMCO at international org... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Photis Panayides

Photis M. Panayides is a Professor of Shipping and Maritime Economics at the Cyprus University of Technology and Dean of the Faculty of Management and Economics. Prof. Panayides has 23 years of professional experience and has held appointments or research collaborations at, among others, The Univers... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Cristan Evans

Cristan Evans is a partner at Stephenson Harwood LLP and specialises in the resolution of shipping and trade disputes. He provides practical, commercial advice with the aim of resolving the most complex disputes in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Cristan acts for shipowners, charterers, carg... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Alex Chisholm

Alex is Assistant Vice President, Claims in Skuld Copenhagen. He has been with Skuld since 2016. He holds an LLM in Maritime Law from University College London (2007) and was admitted as an English qualified Solicitor in 2011. Before joining Skuld he held a position in the UK P&I Club in London from... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Rachel Gao

Rachel has worked in DNV since 2012 on various technical services including engineering software, hydrodynamic and structural analysis, ship energy efficiency and maritime decarbonization.  She has been focused on maritime decarbonization since 2020 including: joint developing the business, identify... Please follow the link to continue reading.

William MacLachlan

William is Partner at HFW and advises a wide variety of companies and financial institutions across the commercial shipping, cruise, ferry and yachting industries on a range of transactional shipping matters. William has particular expertise in ship design, ship building, ship repair, ship sale and ... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Robert Hodge

Robert Hodge is a director and general manager of ITIC. ITIC is the leading professional indemnity insurer of ship managers, insuring over 300 ship managers worldwide.  As a mutual insurer, ITIC is run by its members.  Ship managers on their board include Carl Schou of Wilhelmsen Ship Management and... Please follow the link to continue reading.