Black Sea Institute of Maritime and Trade law is an independent non-government organization that supports development of Maritime and Trade Law in the Black Sea region for the benefit of Black Sea countries
BLACK SEA INSTITUTE
OF MARITIME&TRADE LAW
ABOUT
OUR GOALS
DEVELOPMENT
of the legal culture of business communities in the Black Sea region for mutual prosperity and conducting of the fair business
REPRESENTING
the interests of members of the Institute in international projects aimed in developing a legal culture of doing business
SUPPORT
and holding events (online and offline) for the development of the legal culture of professionals in the shipping and international trade industries
MEMBERS
FOUNDER, ARTHUR NITSEVYCH
Arthur is a partner at Interlegal law firm, supporting member at LMAA, IBA , The Nautical Institute of the United Kingdom, EMLO, SCMA, Member of the Nautical Institute of Ukraine. Chairman of the Maritime and Transport Law Committee of the Ukrainian Bar Association in Odessa Region
CHARTERED ARBITRATOR, RICHARD FAINT
Richard is a partner at Charter Wise, an expert in solving all sort of problems related to Shipping & Trading. Can also provide in- house training for staff. As an individual Richard also sits as an Arbitrator for GAFTA, FOSFA (and other trades) arbitrations and Maritime disputes - including disputes under LMAA terms, in London and Paris.
FOUNDER, MYKOLA MELNYKOV
Mykola is a partner at Interlegal law firm, member of The Nautical Institute of Ukraine, Ukrainian Bar Association in Odesa Region, supporting member at London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA). From 2016 Mykola is Ukrainian Maritime Arbitration Commission recommended arbitrator.
GEORGE LAMBROU
Partner at Keystone Law. George is regularly engaged in international arbitrations as counsel, co-arbitrator and sole arbitrator under the ICC, LCIA, LMAA, SCC and ICSID rules sitting in London, Athens, Geneva, Stockholm, Istanbul and Washington DC. He has experience in construction, energy, trade, software, securities, investment treaty and maritime disputes.
ANDREW RIGDEN GREEN
Andrew is a dispute resolution partner at Stephenson Harwood and he is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration. He is an arbitration specialist with particular experience in dealing with shareholder disputes, joint venture disputes, asset financing disputes, international sale contracts, trade and commodity finance, marine disputes, shipbuilding and offshore oil & gas. Andrew is head of the international arbitration team in Hong Kong and co-head of Stephenson Harwood's Asia international arbitration team.
GUGLIELMO CAMERA
Partner at Camera Vernatti
ROSIE GONCARE
Partner at Hill Dickinson
YAVOR VELCHEV
Founder at Shippossible Ltd., Bulgaria
MEHMET DOGU
Founder, Advocate at Dogu Interlegal
GENNADIY IVANOV
co-owner and director of BPG Shipping
ANDRII KLYMENKO
Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies, Head of the Monitoring Group on the Situation in the Black Sea Region, Freedom of Navigation and International Sanctions against Russia, co-founder and editor-in-chief of BlacksSeaNews.net
VIKTOR BERESTENKO
President of the The Association of International Freight Forwarders of Ukraine
OLEKSII REMESLO
Oleksii is a partner at Interlegal law firm, member of The Ukrainian Bar Association in Odesa Region
YURIY DIMCHOGLO
founder of River Port and Ferry Complex Orlivka
KARYNA GOROVAYA
Partner at Interlegal, Arbitrator at the ICAC at the Ukrainian CCI
ALYONA REMENYAK
Associate Attorney, Director of Interlegal Cyprus office
TARAS DRAGAN
Associate attorney, advocate at Interlegal law firm
IRINA MALTSEVA
Irina is an associate attorney at Interlegal law firm
VALERIA FETYSENKO
Senior associate, Head of Yachting Department at Interlegal
PUBLICATIONS
Shipbuilding’s role in a greener maritime future
By Carly Fields Over half of the global ship orderbook by gross tonnage comprises vessels capable of running on alternative fuels, but less than 10% of the existing global fleet can utilise these greener technologies, demonstrating the challenges in ‘going for green’. The Role of Shipbuilding in Maritime Decarbonisation: Impacts of Technology Developments and Policy Measures report from the OECD highlights a preference for “fuel […]
Maritime Labour Convention – 2025 Amendments
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the only UN agency where tripartite consensus is the procedure used to adopt any regulations relating to labour standards and policies. For the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended (MLC), the tripartite consensus is required from these parties, namely, the national governments (GO), the seafarers’ group (SF) and the shipowners’ group (SO) as established by the Special Tripartite Committee […]
Landmark IMO deal set to shake up shipping
A decisive moment for global shipping regulation unfolded last week as the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) concluded its 83rd session, which culminated in the approval of draft amendments establishing the ‘IMO Net-Zero Framework’. This global mechanism will combine mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) limits with carbon pricing for the maritime sector and represents a move towards achieving the goals laid out […]
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Odesa, 65014, Ukraine, 1A, Hretska St
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