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U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Clause 2002

BIMCO U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terroism (C-TPAT) Clause 2002 The Charterers have voluntarily signed the C-TPAT Agreement with the U.S. Customs Service. The Owners, Master and Crew will use reasonable efforts to assist the Charterers to comply with their obligations under the C-TPAT Agr... Please follow the link to continue reading.

MLC 2006 Clause for SUPPLYTIME 2005

For the purposes of this Clause: “MLC” means the International Labour Organization (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) and any amendment thereto or substitution thereof. “Charterers’ Personnel” shall mean any employees, directors, officers, servants, agents or invitees of each... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Who is responsible for accounting and reporting a ship’s emissions?

It can be difficult to determine if shipowners or charterers are responsible for accounting and reporting the GHGs emitted by a ship. This article helps determine where the responsibility for accounting and reporting of GHG emissions from ships lies under different types of charter parties.

Suspending performance under BARGEHIRE – a useful right for owners?

Under a conventional cargo time charter party, the right to suspend performance for non-payment of hire provides owners with a powerful commercial tool to leverage late hire payments. However, based on industry feedback, applying the same sanction under BARGEHIRE is impractical.

How "Check Before Fixing" can help

During the summer of 2021, BIMCO published the latest version of Check Before Fixing, which can be purchased both in print and as an e-book. It has been a very popular tool for decades and it is easy to understand why. It provides the reader with highly practical guidance and tips for avoiding pitfa... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Protective Clauses

BIMCO Protective Clauses Note: Unless the clauses below are used separately, they should be prefaced by the words:  “All Bills of Lading under this Charter Party shall contain the following clauses.”  Clause Paramount The International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relat... Please follow the link to continue reading.