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HMAA Mission
HMAA was organized to provide an ethical, convenient, commercially viable and cost-effective venue to offer the following to all businesses and persons involved in the offshore oil and gas business, maritime transport, loading, discharging storage and related activities, regardless of the types of goods or commodities involved. We see the most important things comprising this mission to include:
 A central organization for the training of qualified, experienced individuals in the rules and skills for arbitration of maritime disputes, with emphasis on highest ethical standards. A central registry of members, with relevant information on each member open to the industry to aid all parties to a dispute in the selection and appointment of arbitrators. Information for those interested in joining the association is also available on the site. The website contains a roster of current members, clearly marked to identify those members which have completed a HMAA course of training as qualified arbitrators
A published set of Rules for Arbitration, to inform all parties as to how arbitrations will be conducted and has been designed to promote fair, speedy and cost-effective arbitrations. Available on this website.
A key objective of creating a venue where parties may arbitrate disputes as expeditiously as conditions and the arbitrating parties permit, at a total cost to the parties very competitive with other such venues in the world.
Our mission includes the task of fostering among the industry we serve, the motivation to choose this venue for their arbitrations and to negotiate to seek language in charterparties, booking notes, and other relevant contracts to include provision for the choice of "Houston Arbitration" and "HMAA Rules to apply" as an option for the parties involved.
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