The BIMCO Documentary Committee (DC) met on 22 March 2024 in Hamburg, chaired by Nick Fell, marking a significant milestone in BIMCO's documentary work with the adoption of key projects and review of ongoing developments. Highlights include the adoption of the revised SHIPMAN and updates on ASBATAN... Please follow the link to continue reading.
This provision will be applicable when the parties have chosen Japanese law as the governing law of VOLCOA. In such cases, the VOLCOA Japanese Terms will replace Clause 21 (Law and Arbitration) of VOLCOA and disputes should be referred to arbitration in Japan.
Introduction Part I Part II Clause 1 - Definitions Clause 2 - Appointment of Crew Managers Clause 3 - Basis of Agreement Clause 4 - Crew Managers’ Obligations Clause 5 - Owners’ Obligations Clause 6 - Crew Management Lump Sum Clause 7 - Trading Restrictions Cl... Please follow the link to continue reading.
This is a new clause for voyage charter parties setting out a regime for ship-to-ship cargo transfers in dry bulk trades. The clause complements the previously issued Ship-to-Ship Transfer Clause for Time Charter Parties, but there is an important distinction between the two provisions. The time cha... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Clause 3 - Payment Clause 4 - Inspections Clause 5 - Notices, time and place of delivery Clause 6 - a) Drydocking b) Divers inspection c) Drydocking provisions Clause 7 - Spares/bunkers etc. Clause 8 - Documentation Clause 11 - Condition on delivery Clause... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Spills involving oil or hazardous substances can occur for a wide variety of reasons and where pollution occurs, clean-up operations are carried out by appointed spill responders. In a maritime context the incident giving rise to the spill may also involve salvage operations to save property and pre... Please follow the link to continue reading.
GENCOA A – Explanatory notes OVERVIEW GENCOA A 2022 is a standard contract of affreightment for dry bulk cargoes. It is one of two versions of GENCOA revising the latest version of the contract issued in 2004: GENCOA A - a framework contract that can be used with different voyage charter parties ... Please follow the link to continue reading.
With reference to the announcement on pages 2916-2922 of BIMCO Bulletin V/1974 of the new editions of the “Baltime 1939” and the “Linertime” Charters, i.e., with the “box layout”, there is reason once more to underline that the “Linertime” Deep Sea Time Charter is intended especially for fixtures fo... Please follow the link to continue reading.
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Although the container ship “Ever Given” was fortunately freed after less than a week blocking the Suez Canal, the consequences for owners and operators due to the delays caused may last for several weeks or even months.
