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.
The Novation Agreement for Shipbuilding Contracts is an agreement between the parties to novate the shipbuilding contract from the original buyers to the new buyers on terms set out in the agreement. The latest edition of this contract is the Novation Agreement for Shipbuilding Contracts, issued in ... Please follow the link to continue reading.
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 latest edition of this contract is SHIPMAN 2024. Copyright in SHIPMAN 2009 is held by BIMCO.
Today, BIMCO re-launches one of its most enduringly popular publications – Check Before Fixing.
BIMCO President and Chairman of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, Philippe Louis-Dreyfus opened the Armateurs de France and BIMCO event in Paris on 14 June 2016.
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.
QEL and QEL (SHORTFORM) are two standard Quiet Enjoyment Letters (QELs) for use in ship financing transactions. The two QELs are intended for bareboat and time charter parties as well as ship leasing structures and complement the suite of BIMCO term sheets for ship financing (SHIPTERM and SHIPTERM S... Please follow the link to continue reading.
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.
