BIMCO’s Grant Hunter joins Executive Committee of ESS Databridge Development Group

News Release Electronic Shipping Solutions ESS October 31, 2011

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Addition of shipping documentation and contracts expert
will bring further relevant expertise to ESS’s industry user
group
VALETTA, MALTA, 31 October, 2011:
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the leading provider of electronic shipping documents, is pleased to announce
the appointment of BIMCO’s Grant Hunter to the Executive Committee of the
ESS-Databridge™ Development Group (DDG).
An acknowledged expert on bills of
lading, Grant is Chief Documentary Affairs Officer at BIMCO and is responsible
for the development, revision and promotion of BIMCO’s wide range of standard
contracts and clauses.
The DDG was established in 2005
principally to act as a forum for users to participate in the development of
ESS’s secure document exchange, the ESS-Databridge. The executive committee
directs the future development of the Exchange and acts as a body to encourage
industry adoption of shipping eDocs. 
The Executive Committee of the DDG is
responsible for the overall management and control of the DDG in accordance with
the terms and conditions of a DDG Charter as well as in collecting and
disseminating user feedback on the ESS-Databridge.
Alex Goulandris, Chief Executive
Officer of ESS said: 
“I am delighted that Grant is joining
the DDG executive committee team. ESS has always sought to draw on the expertise
of individuals from within the shipping and trade arenas for membership of the
DDG. Grant’s experience as Documentary Officer and Contractual Affairs Officer
at BIMCO will be highly relevant and extremely beneficial for the DDG and will
help to ensure that the ESS-Databridge is developed to the benefit of all
shipping interests.”
Grant Hunter said:
“BIMCO has been following the
development of electronic bills of lading with great interest for
many years and in particular the work of ESS who, in our view, seem to have come
up with the most workable and promising solution to date. I am delighted to be
joining the DDG Executive Committee and I believe that the broad representation
of the shipping industry provided by the BIMCO membership will assist in the
development of products by ESS that meet the needs of all sectors of the
industry.”
Grant has worked for BIMCO since
1997. Previous roles include five years at sea with The Ben Line and eight years
working ashore in the commercial and operations department of P&O Bulk
Shipping in London. Grant has a Masters degree in maritime policy and law from
the London School of Economics. 
Recent projects at BIMCO include the
development of its Standard Shipbuilding Contract, NEWBUILDCON, the revision of
the widely used SHIPMAN Standard Shipmanagement Agreement and revision of widely
used bills of lading such as CONGENBILL 2007 and CONLINEBILL
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