north sea operators
claims conference
This was the Programme for the 48 Session NSOCC 2026 in Bristol
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- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
Day 0 - (for Delegates arriving Sunday 27 September, 2026)
1500 Delegates can arrive for check-in from 1500 hours at The Bristol Hotel
2000 Optional Dinner: The Bristol Hotel, The River Grille
(-for delegate’s own account -until 2130
(-for large groups, prior booking may be required)
Day 1 - Monday 28 September, 2026
0630 Breakfast opens, The River Grille (for Delegates staying at The Bristol Hotel)
0910 walk 0,6 miles to Birketts LLP Solicitors (EQ Building) 111 Victoria st., Bristol, BS1 6AX
0925 Assembly and Registration, Birketts LLP Solicitors, EQ Building (with coffee/tea)
0945 Opening of the 48th Session of the North Sea Operators' Claims Conference
- The Chairman’s welcome by Mr Rune Dybedal (NorthStandard - Newcastle)
- Birketts’ welcome by Mr Alex Davey (Partner -Shipping and International Trade)
1000 Personal injury regulatory prosecutions from an English perspective & case study
Mr Alexander Penberthy & Mr Duncan Reed (Birketts LLP - Bristol)
1100 Update on P&I reinsurance and the IG system
Mr Thomas Bjørn Larsen (Skuld Germany GmbH - Hamburg)
1145 Tea/Coffee Break
1200 NSOCC Green Card
Reviewing and Updating Panel Presentation
Presentation of Lead Panellists by Mr Andy Macrow, Panel Chairman
1300 Lunch
1400 North Sea Standard Freight Conditions
Reviewing and Updating Panel Presentation
Presentation of Lead Panellists by Mr Andy Macrow, Panel Chairman
Calculation of damages under the Hague-Visby Rules
Prof Dr Frank Stevens (Erasmus School of Law - Rotterdam)
1600 Tea/Coffee Break
1615 Ro-Ro port operation
(operators at Avonmouth/Royal Portbury)
1655 Closing of the First Day
1700 Personal time
-Get ready and comfortable for a networking-evening in the city
1845 light-walk 0,4 miles to Riverstation: Pontoon Bar, The Grove, Bristol BS1 4RB
1900 Hosts´ Reception and welcome by Mr Alexander Penberthy (sponsored by 
)
2000 Welcome Dinner: Riverstation Dining Room
Day 2 - Tuesday 29 September, 2026
0630 Breakfast opens, The River Grille (for Delegates staying at The Bristol Hotel)
0850 Assembly. The Bristol Hotel (The William Jessop Suite, behind reception) (with coffee/tea)
0855 Opening of the Second Day
- The Chairman’s Welcome by Mr Rune Dybedal (NorthStandard - Newcastle)
0900 Cargo aspects, damage liability news, and developments
Mr David Richards (Shearwater Law - Newcastle upon Tyne)
1000 Update on Carriage of electric vehicles
Mr Adrian Scales (Brookes Bell - Liverpool)
Mr David Handley (NorthStandard - Newcastle upon Thyne)
1100 Tea/Coffee Break
1115 Update on BIMCO Standard Clauses for Carriage of EVs and Batteries
Mr Lucas Alexander Low Petersen (BIMCO - Copenhagen)
1200 Update on Critical Infrastructure and the security risks facing our industry
Mr Tue Lippert (Heimdal Critical Infrastructure - Copenhagen)
Mr Jens Christian Vedersø (R1SK.IO - Copenhagen)
1255 Closing of the Second Day
1300 Lunch, The William Jessop Suite (behind reception)
1345 Personal time
-Get ready and comfortable for an afternoon at leisure in the city
1400 city-walk 0,3 miles to Bristol Harbourside
1415 Bristol river-cruise by barge with proper English Cream Tea onboard
1615 city-walk 0,3 miles back to The Bristol Hotel
1630 Personal time
-Prepare yourself for a Black-tie Dress to impress evening
1830 transport-by-barge to Great Western Dockyard Gas Ferry Road
1845 SS Great Britain
1855 Chairman's cocktail, Mr Rune Dybedal -sponsored by NorthStandard 
2000 Formal Dinner
2130 Address to the Assembly by Mr Stephan Hennig, SOSREP, fmr
2215 The Chairman's Speech
- Closing of the 48th Session North Sea Operators' Claims Conference
- Announcement of the 49th Session, location and Host
2230 transport by taxi/minibus back to The Bristol Hotel
Day 3 - Wednesday 30 September, 2026
0630 Breakfast opens, The River Grille (for Delegates staying at The Bristol Hotel)