Professor Patrick Alderton

(Port Operations and Maritime Safety) Having qualified as an Extra Master after serving in most of the major ship types, Patrick spent a few years lecturing to ship's officers in London. In the 1970s he moved to the Business Department at what was to become the London Guildhall University and taught on the commercial transport courses and where he was appointed as a CNAA Research Degree examiner. In the late 1980s he moved to The World Maritime University in Sweden as the Professor of Ports and Shipping. During this time he produced over 100 articles and papers and since retiring has produced a New Edition of his standard book "Sea Transport -Economics and Operations" and a book on "Port Operation and Management"
Contact details-mapalderton@msn.com

William King

(Trading Qualifications and Operational Procedures for Ships) Left his job as a sales and marketing executive in the City of London Division of Greenaways, a security-printing subsidiary of Lonhro Plc. in 1980 to become assistant secretary to the Sugar Association of London (SAOL) and the Refined Sugar Association (RSA) the two global contract issuing and arbitral authorities for sugar. Responsible for the management of the supervision and sampling of all raw sugar and for the rules and regulations of the associations, which provided for the proper conduct of the international Sugar Trade, including international arbitration hearings. In addition from 1981 to 1986 Secretary to the Federation of Commodity Associations, educational consultant and lecturer to the European Commission and ITC of the UN in Geneva. In 1986 he moved to become the assistant secretary of the Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations (FOSFA). Course Director trade education programme. Secretary to the Technical Committee and Standards Committees. From1992 to 2001 he was the secretary to the Oils and Fats Technical Committee of the International Standards Organisation. (ISO/TC34 SC/11). In 2001 he was awarded the British Standards Institution, Distinguished Service Award for the development of British, European and International Standards. Since 1995 he has been an External Lecturer and Examiner London Guildhall University and London Metropolitan University for the MSc International Trade and Transport and in December 2002 was awarded an Honorary Master’s Degree in Science from London Guildhall University for contribution to the MSc in International Trade and Transport. Since his retirement in 2002 he has been involved in education and is a commodity trade consultant and commodity trading lecturer. Freeman of the City of London, Junior Warden the Worshipful Company of World Traders and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.
Contact details -algarking@waitrose.com

Jeffrey Blum

(Vessel Employment Methods, Role of Shipbrokers, History of the Baltic Exchange) FICS FCIArb AIMC He has been involved in shipping and trading since 1973. He has worked with shipbrokers, charterers, shipowners and ship operators, Lloyd's underwriters, gasoil futures brokers and commodities traders, both in London and abroad. He has been a member of the Baltic Exchange since 1976 and an individual member since 1994. In 1979 he qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. A Supporting Member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association and has been an arbitrator (both sole and tribunal) since 1994. He is also a Member of the British Maritime Law Association and an Associate of the Institute of Management Consultants. He is the Vice Chairman and the Education Officer of the London Branch of and a member of the International Controlling Council of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS). He has been a lecturer in shipping and law since 1984 at several universities and colleges in London, Cambridge, Southampton and Newcastle and has conducted many tailor-made in-house training courses for two, three and five days in Europe and the Far East (including for BIMCO Masterclass Workshops) and Africa (including for the Nigerian Government), covering all main aspects of shipping, the prevention of problems and the resolution of maritime and commercial disputes. He is also the Managing Director of Interlink International Trading (UK) Ltd, which he created in 1994 to handle commercial claims and maritime claims for clients both in the UK and abroad. He speaks German, Swiss-German, French and some Italian. He is (together with Kenneth Long) a founding director of Maritime Education and Training Limited (METL), a training organisation which provides evening class tuition in London for the annual exams of the ICS, for whom he also lectures.
Contact details -IntlinkInt@aol.com

Capt. BARRIE R SANDERSON

( Dry Cargo Handling and Stowage, Liner Trades) B.A., Master Mariner (Ret) With 14 years experience as a deck officer and training officer for British India Steam Navigation Co, he also had responsibility for appointment of navigating and engineering personnel. In 1982 he gave up his sailing career to teach navigation at the then City of London Polytechnic (now the London Metropolitan University) although he still retains a close touch with the sea as master of the steam tug PORTWEY. (1927 built coal fired twin screw) From 1990 until his retirement in 1998 he was the course organiser for the Certificate in the Commercial Operation of Shipping at the London Guildhall University (now the London Metropolitan University). He has been an examiner for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (Liner Trades). From 1982 -1987 he was involved in a research project on Computer Assisted Learning. The author of 'Liner Trades', for the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. He was from 1980 -1990 Co-Editor, Various shipping publications and in 1998 wrote ‘UGANDA, the Story of a Very Special Ship’. The account of the life of the Cargo Liner / Educational Cruise / Hospital / Troop Ship S.S. UGANDA, British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. / P.& O. Steam Navigation Company.
Contact details -B2Sanderson@aol.com

Kenneth A Long

(Shipping Organisations, Possible Future Trends in Shipping) BSc., FICS Began his seagoing career in 1956 when he joined the “TS Indefatigable” the National Sea Training School for Boys. On News Years Eve 1957 (at just 16 years old) he joined his first ship, the “SS Ranee” in Liverpool, as an Indentured Navigating Cadet with the P&O Group of Companies, with whom he stayed for all his time at sea. He gained his Master Mariners Certificate in 1968. He has sailed on general cargo ships; cargo liners, refrigerated and heavy lift ships and three years on passenger ships and was promoted to Relief Captain in 1974.He obtained a B.Sc. in ‘Nautical Studies and Maritime Business’ at John Moores University in Liverpool. He graduated in 1975 and joined the U S Company Lykes Lines as a shipbroker in their London Office. He has held senior shipping and transport analyst posts for a number of large City firms. The stock market crashed in the late eighties, and I left the City. He became a Director of INTERCARGO in 1990 and was their delegate to IMO. A past Chairman of the London Branch of the ICS, a Fellow of the Nautical Institute, a Liveryman of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, a Member of the Baltic Exchange, a Chartered Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport, a Member of the Royal Institute of Navigation, and a number of other maritime and City related organisations. He began his academic career in 1980, when he started as a part-time lecturer at London Metropolitan University, lecturing first on the subjects for the ICS Syllabus and now teaches on both B.Sc. and M.Sc. courses. He is a visiting lecturer and Module Leader at City University in London, and at a number of other Colleges in the UK and abroad. He is (together with Jeffrey Blum) a founding director of Maritime Education and Training Limited (METL), a training organisation which provides evening class tuition in London for the annual exams of the ICS, for whom he also lectures.
Contact details -kamlong@ntlworld.com

Geoff Whittingham

(Role of Customs in International Trade) ACIB, International Trade Development Liaison Officer. Having taken early retirement from HSBC Bank plc (formally Midland Bank plc) in 1999 where he had worked for 35 years the last 22 years as a Manager in the retail sector he joined HM Customs and Excise (now known as HM Revenue and Customs) as a Customs Officer involved in post clearance auditing of international trade shipments, in particular Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) goods. For the last 5 years he has been one of a small group of International Trade Development Liaison Officers (ITDLO) based around the country that provide the ‘big picture’ to businesses and identify how Customs development will impact on individual organisations. In addition he facilitates business in the implementation of new International Trade structures and systems, making recommendations to enhance those structures and systems in line with known International trade developments and changes.

Michael Howlet

After working in a bank in the City of London for just over a year, he went to university and completed a degree in Politics and Economics. After a short career with the Civil Service he joined ICC-International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in May 1994. He is an Assistant Director of the IMB. He has investigated a number of cases relating to cargo losses and phantom ships. He is also actively involved in the prevention and investigation of documentary letter of credit frauds. Such frauds have ranged from identifying systematic fraudsters to scenarios whereby banks have been targeted by colluding parties. He also heads the Transit Fraud Division (TFD)of the IMB. The TFD is a joint project with the International Road Transport Union or IRU. The TFD was created to identify transit fraud losses and offer proposals for prevention. Through the TFD's quarterly reports and data analysis, he has identified a number of important trends relating to transit fraud loss and fraud in Europe and the former Soviet Union.

He has travelled on investigations to a number of countries, spoken at numerous conferences and seminars worldwide and written papers on areas connected with the subject of fraud, thefts and malpractice in international trade.

H D McGeorge

David Mc George Ceng, FIMarE, MRINA, MPhil is a senior lecturer in marine engineering at Warsash, and London Metopolitan Universities. A senior examiner for Department of Transport's Certificates of Competency in Marine Engineering, Class One and Class Two. He is also the author of many authoritative books on marine engineering including General Engineering Knowledge (Marine Engineering), Marine Electrical Equipment and Practice (Marine Engineering) and Marine Auxiliary Machinery.

Jason Bennet

Manager of the SMIT Salvage BV office in London, operates from a central location within the City. He is in daily contact with the London marine market, providing a link between it and the wider SMIT Salvage and other SMIT company divisions. Daily activities range from general representation, both within and outside London and the UK areas, to dialogue on specific operations and commercial aspects. The London manager will also actively participate any SMIT Salvage operation in the UK. Prior to joining SMIT Salvage, Jason Bennett was, for 7 years, a London-based marine surveyor and consultant. In this role he supported most aspects of the market but with particular emphasis on the P&I and liability market. During this period he travelled abroad attending casualties including notable cases such as the "Erika", as well as providing expert witness and litigation support services from within London. During a 14 year sea career prior to this, Jason Bennett gained his Master Mariner's certificate, sailing on a variety of vessel types, predominantly is support of the Royal Navy but also latterly on cruise vessels, operating globally. He has a wide experience in tanker operations and also ammunition and logistics support vessels amongst others."