James Walters has almost 30 years’ shipping industry experience across a range of different wet and dry cargoes, currently holding the role of Director at a well-regarded Maritime Consultancy, working with ship owners, commodity traders, Protection and Indemnity clubs and insurance companies.

James is a Member of the Baltic Exchange and the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. The expert witness work he has undertaken has focussed particularly on cases in the USA relating to charter earnings and in relation to Iranian sanctions disputes he has provided affidavits in various US and UK court cases.