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Laytime and Demurrage: essential insights. Open lecture from guru Jean-Paul Dezutter.

Name: Laytime and Demurrage: essential insights. Open lecture from guru Jean-Paul Dezutter.
Start: 2025-12-04T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-12-04T16:00:00+02:00

December 4, 2025 14:00 - 16:00

We are delighted to invite you to an open online lecture “Laytime and Demurrage: essential insights” from the guru of laytime and demurrage – Jean Paul Dezutter, former shipbroker and internationally recognised expert in shipping operations and efficiency optimisation.

With decades of experience managing global laytime and demurrage audits for leading industry players, Jean Paul brings deep insight into the challenges and solutions of modern maritime operations. As the founder of Demurrage Desk, he provides tailor made contract design and personalised advisory services aimed at minimising financial risks and ensuring contractual compliance.

📅 Date: December 4, 2025
🕒 Time: 13:00–15:00 (CET) / 14:00–16:00 (Kyiv)
💻 Format: Online via Zoom (a personal link will be sent after registration)
🎙 Program: Lecture + Q&A session
👥 Moderators: Arthur Nitsevych (Interlegal Partner) and Denys Stadnichenko (Interlegal BD Manager)

No recording will be made.
Presentation materials will not be distributed.
Live session only. No replays or transcripts.
This is an off-the-record expert discussion. What is said here – stays here.

What’s on the agenda?

*Introduction – Setting the Scene
*The Core Principles
*NOR and Commencement – The Usual Battlefield
*Interruptions, Exceptions, and Laytime Calculations
*From Laytime to Demurrage – Building a Solid Claim
*The Business Case for Better Laytime Management
*The Future – Digitalisation and Efficiency
*Q&A and Interactive Discussion

Who should attend?

This exclusive webinar is tailored for:

*Shipowners 
*Charterers including Importers, Exporters and Traders 
*Ship Managers 
*Port and ship agents 
*Shipbrokers 
*Freight forwarders 
*Legal advisers 
 across the Black Sea region and beyond.

About the speaker

Jean-Paul Dezutter

Former shipbroker and renowned expert in laytime and operations, managing global laytime and demurrage audits for various well-reputed industry names. With Demurrage Desk, Jean-Paul offers contract design and personalised solutions. With a focus on efficiency and optimisation, providing clarity and insight into complex shipping processes.

As an independent and external demurrage auditor, Jean-Paul is a trusted advisor to shipping and trading companies, leveraging his expertise in laytime, demurrage, and shipping operations to ensure contractual compliance, mitigate financial risks, and optimise operational efficiency.

Jean-Paul holds certificates in ship chartering, ship finance, maritime disputes and arbitration, and laytime and demurrage. He is a CIArb accredited commercial mediator, frequently advising on commercial dispute resolution and holds various professional memberships.

Jean-Paul lectures and provides workshops on laytime, demurrage and ship operations at Cambridge Academy of Transport, BIMCO, IFCHOR-Galbraiths and other industry organisations and fora, as well as in-house training and one-on-one coaching.