BIMCO Cargo Handling Gear Clause Vessel is equipped with the following cargo handling gear in good working order: ..........................., ........................... which are at Charterers' free disposal, whenever required, together with corresponding running gear and with the necessary motive... Please follow the link to continue reading.
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BIMCO Stoppage of Canals and Waterways Clause 1968 (Code Name: CONWAY) A. If at any time before loading is completed or the vessel sails from the loading port, it appear that the vessel would be delayed for not less than ....... days by circumstances beyond the Owners' control in proceeding through ... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Introduction Clause 2 (Condition of Vessel) Clause 3 (Charterers’ Inspection) Clause 5 (Presentation and Conditioning of Cargo Tanks at the Loading Port) Clause 6 (Ownership of Heel) Clause 7 (Voyage, Loading and Discharging Ports and Logs) Clause 8 (Ship to Ship Tra... Please follow the link to continue reading.
The spring meeting of the Documentary Committee, chaired by Francis Sarre, was held in Rome on 6 June. The sixty-strong committee discussed an extensive and diverse range of documentary projects and approved for publication three new contracts and one clause.
At times of port restrictions and situations where a crew may be infected or fall ill with COVID-19, it has become apparent that the obligations and rights of contracting parties need to be clarified. The main takeaway from the situation is that parties to a contract should communicate and cooperate... Please follow the link to continue reading.
BIMCO has revised its EU Advance Cargo Declaration Clauses for Voyage and Time Charter Parties first issued 2011. Background The EU Advance Cargo Declaration Clauses were drafted to meet the requirements of the new European Union customs legislation that came into force on 1 January 2011 – the EU Ad... Please follow the link to continue reading.
In response to a number of requests BIMCO has developed a standard Dunnage Removal Clause for incorporation into Time Charter Parties. The Clause was adopted by the Documentary Committee at its meeting in Hong Kong in June 2007. One of the issues facing BIMCO was whether the standard Dunnage Removal... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Background There are currently different systems in place globally for information sharing between ships and ports regarding ships’ arrival and departure times. The IMO Data Model Framework aims to harmonise this information so that it can be sent in the same format in all ports and terminals arou... Please follow the link to continue reading.
