"In one sense, GENCON is a curious anomaly," says John Weale, who chairs the GENCON revision subcommittee.
The revision of BIMCO’s most widely used voyage charter party – GENCON – is entering its completion phase, as the drafting team will meet during the autumn to process invaluable feedback received by the industry over the summer.
Contract of Carriage versus Contracts for Carriage: GENCON and CONGENBILL revisited
Laytime & demurrage under the new GENCON - an opinion piece by John Weale, Chairperson of the GENCON revision subcommittee
See the outcomes and decisions from the BIMCO Documentary Committee meeting May 2022
Explanatory Notes The following explanatory notes are intended to explain the drafting team’s thinking behind some of the key clauses. This document is intended as a living document and as BIMCO receives questions on some of the clauses, the notes will be expanded. Structure The contract is divided ... Please follow the link to continue reading.
BIMCO’s approval body for contracts and clauses gathered on 23 February to discuss a highly topical agenda. Two contracts of affreightment and a contract for conversion work on ships were adopted. Split views on whether adopting the ETSA Clause was premature postponed the adoption of this clause.
