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TN/BENCH/TM
Edition 2027 · effective 1 January 2027
International Trade, Transport & Maritime Bench
Ships, aircraft, cargo and cross-border sales: disputes that start in one country and end in several.
Certified neutrals on this bench are evaluated against the frameworks below and appointed only after the six pre-appointment checks. Sub-sectors: Maritime, Aviation, International trade.
§ 01Frameworks
What the bench works with.
Frameworks and instruments
- BIMCO forms; NYPE, BALTIME and Gencon charters
- Hague-Visby and York-Antwerp Rules
- LMAA and SCMA
- LOF and SCOPIC (salvage); SAJ (shipbuilding)
- Marine Insurance Act 1906; P&I
- Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol
- IATA SGHA; Montreal Convention; EASA, FAA and ICAO rules
- Incoterms; UCP 600
Disputes covered
- Laytime, demurrage and NOR validity
- Charter-party, off-hire and redelivery
- Cargo claims under bills of lading
- Collision, salvage and general average
- Shipbuilding and repair
- Aircraft lease termination and redelivery; MRO
- Cape Town Convention enforcement
- Cross-border sale, distribution and supply-chain disputes
§ 02Eligibility
Who can join.
All of these
Checked at the Five-Lens Evaluation.
- 8+ years in maritime, aviation, transport, trade law or marine insurance
- Knowledge of BIMCO, Hague-Visby, York-Antwerp, SAJ, Cape Town, SGHA or equivalent
- Experience as a neutral, expert witness, surveyor or adviser
Any of these
Weighed, not required.
- Former master mariner, chief engineer, AME or P&I correspondent
- LMAA Fellow or SCMA accreditation
- London, Singapore, Hamburg, Piraeus, Dublin, Hong Kong, Dubai or New York experience
§ 03Members
13 on the bench.
Alexander Werner
Arbitrator & Mediator
Hamburg, Germany · Mediation · Arbitration
International Trade, Transport & Maritime Bench
AF● Certified Neutral™Andreas Fankhauser
Arbitrator & Mediator
Zurich, Switzerland · Mediation · Arbitration
International Trade, Transport & Maritime Bench
BF● Certified Neutral™Beatrice Favarel
Arbitrator & Mediator
Marseille, France · Mediation · Arbitration
International Trade, Transport & Maritime Bench
JW● Certified Neutral™Jacqueline Waihenya
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mombasa, Kenya · Mediation · Arbitration
International Trade, Transport & Maritime Bench
JE● Certified Neutral™John Eric Myles
Legal Counsel
Toronto, Canada · Arbitration · Evaluation · Restorative
International Trade, Transport & Maritime Bench
JP● Certified Neutral™John Pappalardo
Arbitrator & Mediator
White Plains, United States · Mediation · Arbitration
International Trade, Transport & Maritime Bench
MF● Certified Neutral™Matthew Finn
Senior Managing Director
London, United Kingdom · Mediation · Arbitration · Evaluation
Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench
PN● Certified Neutral™Piotr NOWACZYK
Independent arbitrator, adjudicator, mediator
Warsaw, Poland · Mediation · Arbitration · Evaluation
Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench
PN● Certified Neutral™Poloju Narsimha Chary
Arbitrator & Mediator
Hyderabad, India · Mediation · Arbitration
International Trade, Transport & Maritime Bench
TS● Certified Neutral™Prof. Tsisana Shamlikashvili
Arbitrator & Mediator
Moscow, Russia · Mediation · Arbitration
International Trade, Transport & Maritime Bench
RJ● Certified Neutral™Robert J. Zapf
Arbitrator & Mediator
Oaks, United States · Mediation · Arbitration
International Trade, Transport & Maritime Bench
RW● Certified Neutral™Robert Walters
Associate Professor Law - Managing Director
Melbourne, Australia · Mediation · Arbitration · Evaluation
Banking, Finance & Investment Bench
SM● Certified Neutral™Stephen McCarron
Arbitrator & Mediator
Washington, United States · Mediation · Arbitration
International Trade, Transport & Maritime Bench
Bench membership is reviewed each year with Annual Ratification; at most ten certified neutrals per bench per country.
§ 04Routes