Garbage removal
Overview
At various ports charges are levied against vessels for removal of garbage by special garbage boats coming alongside the vessel, the charges being made according to fixed tariffs. Disputes have sometimes arisen between shipowners and time charterers as to who should bear these expenses under the time charter. The opinion of BIMCO is that the charges made for removal of garbage must be regarded as port charges, and both under the BALTIME 1939 and LINERTIME 2015 they should be bourne by the time charterers. In none of the charters is there any stipulation to which removal o...
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02 June 2016
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