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BIMCO’s widely-used standard barge bareboat charter party was first formulated and published in 1994 and subsequently revised in 2008 and again in 2021. It is part of a suite of offshore and marine services standard documents produced by BIMCO, which includes SUPPLYTIME, TOWCON, TOWHIRE, HEAVYCON, H...
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The following notes provide a background to the thinking behind many of the provisions of the charter party and are provided as guiding notes to users:
Part I
Part II
Clause 1 (Warranty)
Clause 2 (Voyage)
Clause 3 (Delay in giving Loading/Discharging Orders)
Clause 4 (Presentation...
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Despite significant changes in the maritime industry since the Baltime 1939 was first published, the document has remained one of BIMCO’s most well-known contracts and it still widely used in the short sea trades.
In 2001, a minor technical revision of Baltime 1939 was made to replace standard BIMCO...
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