Sustaining Contractual Business: An Exploration of the New Revised International Commercial Terms

About the Book

Incoterms are critical to the process when concluding any contract that involves buying and selling across international borders. Brian Chikwava’s handbook, Sustaining Contractual Business: An Exploration of the New Revised International Commercial Terms - Incoterms®2010, is a practical guide to understanding the use of the latest Incoterms for any of the following who are involved with contracts involving inter-country trade in goods: • Contract negotiators or traders • Execution operatives in export organisations • Logistics operatives in transport, shipping and freight forwarding companies • Trade finance officers • Export/import consultants and advisors • Finance and risk professionals • Inhouse cargo insurance specialists • Lawyers advising any of the above and international bankers

About the Author

Brian K Chikwava is an International Trade and Logistics Professional with extensive experience in International Trade, Freight Forwarding, Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He is a Senior Logistics Advisor to the South African parastatal and utility company, in its Supply Chain Operations Division within Group Commercial. He has held senior positions at Combine Cargo and Allen Wack and Shepherd Freight in Zimbabwe and has worked for United Airlines and the logistics company, Transoceanic (now Agility) in the United Kingdom. While working for Transoceanic as a project coordinator, from his London base he successfully synchronised the logistics of the construction of one of the major petro-chemical plants in Damman, Saudi Arabia (the ‘SHARQ Project,) He is accredited by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris as a Master Class Incoterms® 2010 Trainer. He is also a certified facilitator; having trained thousands of people in South Africa, including He has also conducted workshops at the University of Johannesburg and school of Shipping across the country. He is a qualified and certified European Master Logistician (EMLog) and is also affiliated to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) and the Institute of Commercial Management (ICM).