Redelivering a ship at the end of a time charter party can sometimes result in a dispute between the owners and the charterers. The charterers may attempt to redeliver the ship before the end of the minimum charter period, or deliver it late. Charter parties are sometimes unclear about how and when ... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Guidance Notes The following guidance notes are intended to provide some background to the thinking behind the BIMCO LNG Fuel Quality Clause for Time Charter Parties. These notes explain the scope of each provision and clarify how the clause is intended to operate and the way it allocates risk betwe... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Drafting Team The CII Clause for Voyage Charter Parties is the result of a collaborative and consensual process between owners, charterers, P&I clubs and legal experts. BIMCO is grateful to the following individuals: Peter Eckhardt, F. Laeisz (Chairperson) ... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Background BIMCO has for many years fully supported the concept of electronic bills of lading as a means of providing a more efficient and secure method of dealing with bills of lading, waybills and delivery orders. As of 2010, liabilities arising in respect of carriage of cargo under electronic (pa... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Introduction In March 2009 BIMCO published its Piracy Clause for Time Charter Parties. The Clause was drafted in response to industry demand for a comprehensive contractual provision dealing with rights, obligations, responsibilities, liabilities and costs related to piracy under a time charter. The... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Introduction In addition to the Piracy Clause for Time Charter Parties, BIMCO has also developed two other standard piracy clauses: a Piracy Clause for Consecutive Voyage Charter Parties and COAs and a Piracy Clause for Single Voyage Charter Parties. Background As the title of the Clause suggests, t... Please follow the link to continue reading.
BIMCO Personal Data Protection Clause The BIMCO Personal Data Protection Clause has been developed in response to concerns raised by owners, ship and crew managers and operators about the implications of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and similar legislation. It addresses the need ... Please follow the link to continue reading.
The following explanatory notes are intended to provide some background to the thinking behind the BIMCO Russian Oil Price Cap Scheme Clause 2024. If you have any questions about the clause that we have not answered in the explanatory notes, please contact us at contracts@bimco.org and we will be h... Please follow the link to continue reading.
BIMCO’s Documentary Committee has adopted a new Emission Trading Scheme Allowances Clause for BIMCO’s ship management agreement, SHIPMAN, and three ETS clauses for Voyage Charter Parties.
To encourage wider adoption of just in time (JIT) arrival principles in the bulk sector, BIMCO has written a new clause for voyage charter parties. The clause creates a contractual framework to overcome the primary obstacle to just in time arrivals, which is the obligation on shipowners to proceed w... Please follow the link to continue reading.
