Anna Wollin, Manager, Contracts and Clauses at BIMCO, says that many of the disputes that commonly occur when a ship is redelivered at the end of a time charter could be avoided by using clearer wording in contracts.
The subcommittee set up by BIMCO and the Association of Ship Brokers & Agents (U.S.A.), Inc. (ASBA) to develop a new gas tanker voyage charter party (ASBAGASVOY) has agreed on a final draft which will be presented for adoption by the BIMCO Documentary Committee at its next meeting on 22 September.
A joint project from BIMCO and the Association of Ship Brokers & Agents (U.S.A.), Inc. (ASBA) to develop a standard gas tanker voyage charter party took a big leap forward at a subcommittee meeting on 5-6 September. The aim of the project is to develop a standard form dedicated to the chartering of tankers for LPG, anhydrous ammonia and chemical gases based on the widely used tanker charter party, ASBATANKVOY.
On 1 January 2023, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) regime under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) in the form of Resolution MEPC 328(76) (together with associated guidelines) (hereinafter "the MARPOL Carbon Intensity Regulations") entered into effect, applying to ships of more than 5,000 gross tons. The CII Clause for Voyage Charter Parties is broadly in line with the original BIMCO Slow Steaming Clause for Voyage Charter Parties 2012 maintaining some of the wording from that clause and catering specifically for the MARPOL Carbon Intensity Regulations. In essence, this clause enables the parties to agree to an adjustment of the vessel's course and/or speed or RPM in line with specified parameters as a tool to assist the parties in complying with the MARPOL Carbon Intensity Regulations.
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