[Maritime and Logistics Division]
We will hold a free online seminar for companies related to maritime, logistics and trade.

Mimura Komatsu Law Firm Maritime and Logistics Division(representative　Yuji Ohguchi) will hold the "Maritime and Logistics Seminar Series"Participation will be free and held online (Microsoft Teams)

Companies that have not had any previous dealings with our firmYou can also participate, so please feel free to apply.
Microsoft Teams appYou can attend the lectures without a credit card, butI recommend downloading it (the free version is fine) just to be safe.

The series of approximately 20 seminars is scheduled to cover a wide range of topics, including industry-specific themes such as charter parties, bills of lading (BL), international sales and purchases, marine accidents, container cargo, and forwarders, as well as general civil law knowledge, contractual practices, negotiation methods, debt collection, company crisis management systems, media relations, labor management, and international transactions.

We plan to set themes that can be used in the business of shipowners, operators, P&I clubs, non-life insurance companies, shipyards, logistics companies, forwarders, trading companies, the logistics departments of manufacturers, IT companies related to logistics, warehouse companies, ship management companies, trading companies, shipbrokers, and other companies.
We will explain basic matters so that you can use it regardless of the type of ship, whether it is a domestic or international ship, container ship, bulk carrier, tanker, etc.

Basically, it will be once a month on a Friday starting around 4pm and will last for about an hour to an hour and a half.However, this may be subject to change depending on the instructor's schedule.

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Series 4: Maritime - Voyage Charter

17th Seminar
[Date and time] December 2025, 2 (Friday) 28:16~　
[Contents] Voyage charter contract (2)
　　　　① Vessel delays and deviations
　　　　②Laytime and demurrage
　　　　③ Sailing to the port of loading (approach voyage)
　　　　④Laytime count
　　　　⑤Handling Notice of Readiness, arrived ships, congestion, etc., and whether to designate a berth or a port
　　　　⑥Ready to load or discharge
　　　　⑦Whether in berth or not, etc.
　　　　⑧ Sharing of responsibilities in loading and unloading
　　　　⑨FIOST clause

The outline of the series (planned) is as follows:

Series 0: General legal knowledge and practice

1. 　Explanation of the basics of civil and commercial law
2. 　Civil Code Reform and its Impact on Maritime Affairs, Logistics, and Trade
3. 　Dispute resolution and debt collection practices
4. 　Contract practice, domestic and international transactions

Series 1: Risk Management and Compliance

1. 　Risk management concepts and points of focus
2. 　Perspectives for Compliance Checks
3. 　How to structure a company
4. 　What kinds of laws and regulations should companies check? (Companies Act, labor laws, personal information protection laws, criminal laws, intellectual property laws, laws regulating unfair trade practices, various environmental laws, etc.)
5. 　Business regulations, government regulations, and points to note when starting a new business
6. 　Response to corporate scandals and accidents
7. 　Corporate social responsibility

Series 2: Logistics

1. 　Rights and responsibilities under the contract of carriage
2. 　Bill of lading and sea waybill
3. 　Land transportation, transportation handling, transportation intermediation, warehousing
4. 　Legal status of forwarders

Series 3: Maritime - Time Chartering

Series 4: Maritime - Voyage Charter

Series 5: Special Episode

1. Domestic shipping practices, marine accident response (collision, oil pollution, stranding, etc.), crew claims, debt collection, shipbuilding practices, forwarder practices, explanation of back-page terms and conditions
2. Company crisis management systems, media relations, dealing with problem employees and other labor management, dealing with labor unions, freelance protection laws, intellectual property strategies, IT, system development contracts, outsourcing contracts, venture business practices
3. International sales, trade practices, Incoterms, explanations of English contracts, overseas personal information protection regulations (GDPR, CPRA, etc.) and extraterritorial application　　

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*If there are a large number of participants, we will impose a limit on the number of participants.

An email with information about the seminar will be sent to you by the day before the seminar that is to be held immediately after your application.
Once you have applied, you will automatically receive information about future seminars via email (subscription system).Since the number of participants is limited, we recommend that you apply now even if you are not interested in this topic but are interested in future topics. If you no longer wish to receive information, we will send you an email with instructions on how to unsubscribe from the seminar after you apply using this form.

Matters to keep in mind

• We may contact each applicant individually.
• Please refrain from attending if you are not registered.
• Audio and video recording is prohibited.
• Please prepare your own Teams settings and internet environment and refrain from contacting our office.

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