BIMCO Shifting and Warping When the berth where the vessel is to load or discharge is not available upon her arrival at or off loading or discharging port, shifting expenses from anchorage or waiting berth shall be for Owners' account and shifting time used shall not count. If Charterers have the... Please follow the link to continue reading.
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BIMCO Both-to-Blame Collision Clause If the Vessel comes into collision with another ship as a result of the negligence of the other ship and any act, neglect or default of the Master, Mariner, Pilot or the servants of the Carrier in the navigation or in the management of the Vessel, the owners of ... Please follow the link to continue reading.
As informed in BIMCO Special Circular No. 8 of 25 May, it was decided by the Documentary Committee that one or more special charterparty clauses covering the problems created by the U.S. Tax Reform Act 1986 should be drafted as a matter of priority and announced as soon as possible. It may be useful... Please follow the link to continue reading.
BIMCO Waiting for Berth Clause 2002 (Code Name: WAITBERTH 2002) If the loading/discharging berth is not available on the Vessel’s arrival at or off the port of loading/discharging, the Vessel shall be entitled to give notice of readiness within ordinary office hours on arrival there, whether in free... Please follow the link to continue reading.
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Latest news about BIMCO's contracts and clauses: New novation agreements; update on revision of SUPPLYTIME, BARECON and WORLDFOOD charter parties; update on Standard Term Sheet.
The United Nations World Food Programme Voyage Charter Party, WORLDFOOD 2017, is a BIMCO approved document to which the UN World Food Programme holds the copyright. The contract is used for shipments of food to emergency areas to save the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters... Please follow the link to continue reading.
The Automated Export System (AES) is a joint venture between the foreign trade division of the US Census Bureau; the US Customs and Border Protection; and a number of other federal agencies. AES is the reciprocal system to the US Customs AMS (Advance Manifest System) covered by BIMCO’s newly publish... Please follow the link to continue reading.
