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POOLCON B

POOLCON B is designed for use by tramp pools operating in the dry and liquid bulk trades under contracts of affreightment, spot or time charters to third parties. It governs the relationship between owners entering their ships into the pool and the pool managers and regulates administrative and proc... Please follow the link to continue reading.

POOLCON A

POOLCON A is designed for use by tramp pools operating in the dry and liquid bulk trades under contracts of affreightment, spot or time charters to third parties. The purpose of the agreement is to achieve the benefits of efficiency for users and their customers without creating restrictions on trad... Please follow the link to continue reading.

FuelEU Maritime

See an quick overview of all BIMCO's articles, contracts and clauses related to FuelEU Maritime

FuelEU Maritime - update on BIMCO Documentary Work

The dedicated subcommittee to examine the implications of the FuelEU Maritime Regulation, part of the EU's “Fit for 55”, has made significant progress drafting a clause for time charter parties as well as for SHIPMAN.

Matt Hannaford

Matt is a partner of Hannaford Turner, having previously worked at Curtis Davis Garrard (2014-2016), Clyde & Co (2005-2014) and Clifford Chance (1993-2005). Matt’s practice focuses on commercial shipping law with particular expertise in ship finance and ship sale and purchase, including newbuilding ... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Background

Pooling agreements, as a means of achieving efficiencies for shipowners with the benefits being passed on to their customers, are a feature of tramp markets. In October 2012, BIMCO published POOLCON (now renamed POOLCON A) as the first of two specialist documents setting out the basis for contractua... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Explanatory notes

Introduction Shipmanagers acting for an owner raising finance with the managed vessel serving as collateral are regularly required to provide the lending bank, financial institution or other commercial entity with a Letter of Undertaking (LoU). The purpose of the LoU is to put the lender in the same... Please follow the link to continue reading.