Jean-Paul Dezutter has been an independent shipbroker for over twenty five years prior to focusing on vessel operations, laytime and demurrage. Jean-Paul is the founder of Demurrage Desk an outsourced laytime service and Demurrage Club a community network of laytime analysts and shipping professionals. To date he advises and assists a variety of Shipowners and Operators on Contract and Clause design to optimize and mitigate laytime risk. He is also a CIArb accredited mediator.