Course curriculum

  • 1

    CTT Course Outline & Directions and article on Force Majeure

    • CTT WELCOME Document

    • Welcome Audio

    • Force Majeure Under Charter Parties

    • Ladytramp

    • COURSE DISCUSSION AREA

  • 2

    MODULE 1

    • CTT Module 1 Part 1

    • THE LADYTRAMP

    • Force Majeure and Charter Parties article by Weiss

    • Quick video on the CISG

    • CISG (spend some time skimming through this)

    • CISG EXERCISE

    • CASE STUDIES- referred to from time to time (including Intoxicating Inc)

    • CTT Module 1 Part 2

    • VIDEO ON INCOTERMS

    • Incoterms2020 Summary Chart

    • Module 1 Part 3

    • NAEGA FOB-Contract

    • Weiss Paper on Arbitration (cutting edge issues)

    • Key Changes in INCOTERMS 2020

    • Tennesee Imports Pierre Paulo case

    • CTT EXERCISE - USING AIMU GUIDE

    • AIMU CARGO INSURANCE GUIDE
  • 3

    MODULE 2

    • Video on Letters of Credit (simple - see my comments on bottom of video)

    • CTT Module 2 Part 1

    • UCP 600

    • Letter of Credit Diagram

    • CTT Module 2 Part 2

    • CTT Module 2 Part 3

    • Coutalds case study

    • Letter of Credit Review Exercise

    • Case Studies

    • Bid Type Credit

    • CTT Module 2 Part 4

    • CTT LATEX GLOVES CASE STUDY

    • Standby Letter of Credit (sample)

    • Standby letter of credit- another Sample

    • What is A Standby Letter of Credit

    • AmericanBellCase Standby Credit case

    • West Alpine v. Chase

    • Maurice O Meara v. National Park Bank

    • Key Changes in INCOTERMS 2020

    • FEDERHAUS Letter of Credit

    • CTT Exercise (Modules 1 and 2) - This exercise covers topics in Module 1 and 2.

    • CTT Execrise Mod 1 and 2 -Model Answers

  • 4

    MODULE 3

    • Why Cargo Insurance

    • Cargo Insurance Audio

    • CTT Module 3 Part 1

    • AIMU GUIDE

    • CTT Module 3 Part 2

    • CTT Module 3 Part 3

    • CTT Module 3 Part 4

    • American Institute Cargo Clauses

    • Institute Cargo Clauses A

    • Am. Institute All Risk Clauses

    • Institute Clauses C

    • Farr Mann Coffee Case

    • Weiss Speech on General Average

    • OLIVEBANK case study

    • GA Declaration Example NYK letterhead

    • Another Sample GA DECLARATION

    • Glossary of Insurance Terms

    • Notes for LLoyds of London Movies

    • Cargo Insurance Video - please see my comments on this video as well,

    • Lloyds Movie Part 1 - Be sure to read my notes for this movie.

    • Lloyds movie Part 2 - once again see my notes about this movie.

    • Cigna Cargo Insurance Claim SMA 3627

    • Self Assessment from Module 1 Part 3- Model Answers - Check Your Answers With These

    • GA MODEL ANSWERS- check your answers with these- see article below on GA security

    • Security Collections under General Average - ITIC

    • EverGiven GA
  • 5

    MODULE 4

    • Ist COURSE PROJECT FOR SUBMISSION (covering Module 1-4)

    • Module 4 Part 1- Charter Party Introduction

    • Introduction to Charter Parties (Brief paper)

    • Module 4 Part 2 (two case studies)

    • Argonaftis SMA 3291

    • Teng Fei Hei SMA 3726

    • Module 4 Part 3

    • Lady V SMA 3071

    • MultiFlex Orion SMA 3770

    • Module 4 Part 4 (Audacious case study)

    • Audacious SMA 3639

    • Module 4 Part 5

    • Stolt Parcel SMA 3482

    • Module 4 Part 6 (Alkaios case study)

    • Alkaios case study - when did the ship "arrive" for laytime commencement

    • Chemical Pioneer SMA 3037

    • Module 4 Part 7

    • SMA Arbitrator Vol 52 Number 2 - May 2022(with some safe port/berth case studies)

    • ASBATANKVOY

    • GENTIME

    • GENCON Charter party

    • NYPE 1993 Time Charter

    • BIMCO Laytime Definitions - Revised 2013

    • Barecon 89 Charter Party

    • Ship's Particulars

    • Blue Bold. SMA 3718

    • Bow Saturn SMA 3880

    • Astromar SMA 4004

    • MINERVA ELLIE SMA 4159

    • Lepanto Glory arbitration

    • Genma Boss Arbitration
  • 6

    MODULE 5

    • Module 5 Part 1

    • Vouest Alpine letter of credit case

    • Lepanto Glory arbitration

    • The Arbitrator Vol 51_No2_May2021 Article on Mediation

    • Pratt and Whitney case (CISG)

    • Tennesee Imports Pierre Paulo case

    • Module 5 Part 2

    • SHORT HISTORY OF MARITIME FRAUD

    • Tanker Salem article

    • Fraud in Maritime Industry by Skuld

    • Salem Fraud Report by Liberian Flag) let's call this optional reading - it is the full report by the flag state)

    • Module 5 Part 3

    • FCPA and Liebo Case

    • Module 5 Part 4

    • Skuld memo on Switched BL

    • ITIC Document Bill of Lading Fraud by ITIC

    • Fake Agency Accounts/ ITIC Circular

    • ASBA's Anti Bribery and Corruption Statement

    • Opting-out-of-CISG

    • Federal Arbitration Act

    • Shaver Transportation case study

    • Switched Bill of Lading LOI

    • Gard Guidance on Bills of Lading (optional reading for now)

    • Himalaya Clauses

    • Standard-Form-Letters-of-Indemnity.

    • Signing BL As Presented

    • POMERENE ACT

    • MULTIMODAL 0BL

    • SS PRODUCER case

    • CONGEN BL

    • CONLINE BL

    • P and I Exclusions

    • Charterer's Liability Insurance

    • Vol47_No2_Sep2017 Vacating a Commercial Arbitration

    • Jones Act

    • Masefield v Shell

    • Clarendon

    • Vol47_No2_Sep2017

    • American Mint v Go Software case

    • Vol51_No2_May2021

    • TJ Stevenson case

    • Silver v. OIceam case

    • Allied Chemical case

    • MCC Marble case

    • Prima case

    • Maurice O Meara case

    • SMA-Rules-Mediation

    • ICEC v North zpacific Lumber case study

    • Arbitration Questions

    • Transatlantic Financing Corporation, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 363 F.2d 312

  • 7

    MODULE 6

    • Module 6 Part 1

    • Audio Lecture on Bills of lading

    • Article Signing BL As Presented

    • Module 6 Part 2

    • Module 6 Part 3

    • Module 6 Part 4

    • BL Important Concepts

    • Negotiable BL Notes

    • SS PRODUCER CASE STUDY

    • Letter of Indemnity Notes

    • Conline BL

    • CONGEN BL

    • Pomerene Act

    • Switched BL L of I

    • Skuld Memo on Switched BL

    • BL Fraud by ITIC

    • NAEGA FOB Contract

    • video on LC Discrepancies

    • video on standby credits

    • video on charterers liability

    • video - this is Lloyds part 1

    • video - this is Lloyds Part 2

    • video on P and I Guidelines

    • video on Paris MOU

    • video on bills of lading

  • 8

    FIRST PROJECT ANSWERS AND FINAL PROJECT POSTED WEDNESDAY JULY 9(due by July 31)

    • CTT SPRING 2025 FINAL PROJECT

    • CTT - First Project (posted previously see model answers below)

    • First Course Project Model Answers