The Soviet Coal Charter was developed for the coal, coke and coaltarpitch trade from the USSR. The latest edition of this contract is SOVCOAL 1987.
BARECON 2001 is being updated to reflect changes in commercial practice and legal development in the 15 years since it was published. At a meeting held at BIMCO House on 29 September the focus of the revision team was the hire and termination provisions.
The BISCOILVOY 1986 voyage charter party was developed for the carriage of vegetable and animal oils and fats. The latest edition of this contract is BISCOILVOY 86.
The revision of BIMCO’s industry standard bareboat charter party, BARECON 2001, has been going on for over a year now. The draft has been circulated to more than 20 companies or individuals in the bareboat chartering industry for comments and feedback.
The PANSTONE voyage charter party was developed for the stone trade out of ports in the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and the continent between Elbe and Brest. The latest edition of this contract is PANSTONE, issued in 1995.
The NIPPONORE iron ore voyage charter party was published by the Documentary Committee of the Japan Shipping Exchange and adopted by BIMCO. The latest edition of this contract is NIPPONORE, issued in 1973.
ASBATANKVOY is being updated. BIMCO's Legal Counsel, Christian Hoppe, describes the process and why the contract needs updating.
Tow wires on board tugs are expensive. If they break during an ocean towage operation, who should be responsible for repairing or replacing them? These and other issues were discussed in the latest meeting of the revision of BIMCO’s towage agreements TOWCON and TOWHIRE 2008.
BIMCO and Norwegian-based global aluminium company Hydro have launched a new edition of the HYDROCHARTER voyage charter party and HYDROBILL bill of lading.
BIMCO has published two standard Quiet Enjoyment Letters (QELs), the first standard form QELs available to the industry
