Explanatory Notes
BIMCO members have access to the supporting explanatory notes.
The Standard Liner and General Agency Agreement was published by FONASBA (the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents) and approved by BIMCO in 2001. It is a contract between the liner principal and its agent and governs, for example, the obligations of and payments to the agent.
The latest contract for long term agency agreements, published in 2017, can be found under the General Agency Agreement.