BALTIME is a standard time charter party and is one of BIMCO’s oldest forms. It was issued for the first time in 1909. The latest edition of this contract is BALTIME 1939 (as revised 2001).
The MULTIDOC is a negotiable bill of lading for shipments involving several modes of transport. The latest edition of this bill of lading is MULTIDOC 2016. This amended edition incorporates the International Group of P&I Clubs/BIMCO Himalaya Clause for Bills of Lading and other contracts 2014, an up... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Work has begun on the revision of BIMCO’s Standard Ship Repair Contract, codenamed REPAIRCON.
DISMANTLECON is marine services contract for offshore structure dismantling work and transport to a designated place of delivery. The agreement can be used for the removal of any offshore structure ranging from field architecture to entire structures and is intended for use in jurisdictions world-wi... Please follow the link to continue reading.
BIMCO has published a Contract Authenticity Clause to encourage parties issuing contracts based on a BIMCO form to agree to use one obtained from an authorised source such as SmartCon.
The Charter Party Guarantee 2022 is a time charterers’ guarantee for all sums payable and liabilities under a time charter party. The latest edition of this contract is the Charter Party Guarantee, issued in 2022. It revises the 2012 version of the Guarantee. BIMCO recommends that the Owners reques... Please follow the link to continue reading.
BIMCO is working together with the International Spill Control Organization (ISCO) to develop spill response contracts for use when an incident has occurred and a fast response is needed.
Building on the success of its widely used GUARDCON contract for the employment of security guards on ships, BIMCO is to develop a new standard contract for hiring the services of security escort vessels (SEV).
This is the latest edition of BARGEHIRE which is a bareboat charter party specifically designed for unmanned, non-self-propelled seagoing barges. It is a lease agreement whereby the charterer obtains possession and full control of the barge along with the legal and financial responsibility for it as... Please follow the link to continue reading.
The International Spill Control Organization (ISCO) and BIMCO are working together to develop a standard contract for spill response services. The contract is expected to be published by the end of the year.
