17 October 2016
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 2016.
Copyright in the Novation Agreement for Shipbuilding Contracts is held by BIMCO.
20 September 2016
MINREPCON 2018 is a standard contract for minor afloat repairs at a commercial berth or anchorage. It is not meant to be an alternative to REPAIRCON 2018, which is the recommended contract for contracting with ship repairers or major sub-contractors. MINREPCON 2018 is intended to be used by shipowners to conclude written contracts with individuals or sub-contractors performing minor repairs which would normally be reluctant to read or sign a longer contract, such as REPAIRCON 2018. It should be noted that MINREPCON 2018 is a short form and does not include many of the limitations and protections included in REPAIRCON 2018. The latest edition of this contract is MINREPCON 2018, issued in 2018.
Copyright in MINREPCON 2018 is held by BIMCO.
17 October 2016
ROPAXTIME is a standard time charter party for the RoPax trade. It can be amended to be used for RoRo ships as well. The charter party contains the latest standard time charter clauses and includes detailed provisions covering trade specific issues such as hotel, restaurant and passenger related issues.
The latest edition of this contract is ROPAXTIME, issued in 2015.
Copyright in ROPAXTIME is held by BIMCO.
20 September 2016
SUPPLYTIME is a time charter party for offshore support vessels. It operates on a knock for knock liability regime, which means that each party agrees to bear responsibility for and indemnify the other in respect of loss of or damage to their own property, and injury to or death of their own personnel, regardless of fault.
The latest edition of this contract is SUPPLYTIME 2017.
Copyright in SUPPLYTIME 2017 is held by BIMCO.
20 September 2016
BOXTIME is a standard time charter party for container ships. The latest edition of this contract is BOXTIME 2004.
Copyright in BOXTIME 2004 is held by BIMCO.
20 September 2016
REPAIRCON 2018 is a standard contract for ship repairs. It can be amended to be used for ship conversion work as well. The latest edition of this contract is REPAIRCON 2018, issued in 2018.
Copyright in REPAIRCON 2018 is held by BIMCO.
20 September 2016
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 trade. Pool members’ ships are time-chartered to the pool and it is the underlying time charter that provides the basis of the trading relationship between the ship owner and the pool.
The latest edition of this contract is POOLCON A, issued in 2012.
Copyright in POOLCON A is held by BIMCO.
20 September 2016
TOWHIRE is an international ocean towage agreement on a daily hire basis. The form is aimed at the commercial towage sector and is not intended for use in port towing.
The latest edition of this contract is TOWHIRE 2008.
Copyright in TOWHIRE 2008 is held by BIMCO.
20 September 2016
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 procedural matters covering pool operations together with the allocation of respective party liabilities and obligations. As an agency agreement, there is no time charter relationship between participants and pool managers.
The latest edition of this contract is POOLCON B, issued in 2014.
Copyright in POOLCON B is held by BIMCO.
17 October 2016
The Standard Agreement for the Supervision of Vessel Construction, codenamed SUPERMAN, clearly sets out a ship managers’ duties and obligations when providing supervision services to a newbuilding project. It is an agency based agreement whereby the supervisors act for and on behalf of the owners. SUPERMAN is modelled on SHIPMAN 2009 and includes the same structure of liability provisions. Payment is on a “cost plus fee” basis.
The latest edition of this contract is SUPERMAN, issued in 2016.
Copyright in SUPERMAN is held by BIMCO.
