4) Chapter 4. Chartering contracts. The voyage charter party.

Question 1

List of voyage charter clauses?

Answer 1

1. Preamble
2. Cargo quantity and description
3. Loading places
4. Loading orders and rotation
5. Discharging places
6. Discharging Orders and rotation
7. Laydays/cancelling
8. Freight
9. Cost of loading and discharging
10. Notice of readiness and time counting
11. Loading and discharging rates
12. Excepted periods
13. Demurrage and despatch
14. Notices
15. Ship’s gear
16. Grab discharge stevedore damage
17. Overtime
18. Shifting and seaworthy trim
19. Cargo separation and tallying
20. Dues and taxes
21. Port agents
22. Bills of lading
23. Lightening
24. General average
25. Strikes
26. Exceptions
27. Comission
28. Protection clauses
29. Lien and cesser
30. Ice
31. War risks
32. Signature

Question 2

Excepted periods?

Answer 2

Periods when cargo handling does not normally take place and will not count in the computation of laytime unless work is actually carried during such time.

SHINC (Sunday and holidays included)

Question 3

Standard forms for voyage charter parties for specific trades? Fertilisers?

Answer 3

AFRICANPHOS 1950

FERTICON by BIMCO 2007

Question 4

List of time charter party clauses?

Answer 4

1. Preamble
2. Vessel description
3. Duration of period
4. Trading intentions and limits
5. Cargo intentions and exclusions
6. Vessel’s condition
7. Owner’s responsibilities
8. Charterer’s responsibilities
9. Delivery and Redelivery.
10. Bunkers
11. Hire
12. Off- Hire
13. Vessel’s performance
14. Vessel’s maintenance
15. Cargo Claims
16. Masters and officers
17. Logbooks
18. Supercargo
19. Pollution
20. Salvage
21. Laying-up
22. Arbitration
23. Lien
24. Assignment
25. Exceptions
26. Requisitioning
27. Bills of lading
28. Stevedoring
29. Commissions
30. Protective Clauses
31. Signature