Charterparties

oProfessor Erik Rsg oerik.rosag@jus.uio.no owww.folk.uio.no/erikro

Charterparties and Bills of Lading

o A simple drawing o Issue of tramp bill of lading
o NMC 338 and 382, cfr ND 1961.325 Vestkyst I; ND

o Conditions under a tramp bill of lading

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1979.364 NV Jobst Oldenddorf o NMC 295 NMC NMC NMC NMC 292 61 nr. 3 299 310

o Mandatory rules
o NMC 322 o NMC 325 o NMC 253

Different types of Charterparties

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Time charterparties Voyage charterparties Bareboat charterparties Contracts of affreightment Quantity contracts

Charterparty forms
o Different brands o Charterers forms, owners forms, and

agreed documents o Different types of cargo and different trades

Dry bulk and oil

Risk of delay in voyage charterparties

o Delivery of the vessel - LayCan o Voyage time o Waiting in and off port

Delivery of the vessel - LayCan

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ETA, time of delivery and laydays Conditions, warranties and intermediate terms NMC. 348(1) Shellvoy 5 cl 11, Gencon 94 cl 9 NMC. 348(2): Gap-filling right of interrogation?
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Voyage time
o Main rules:
o No compensation for extra time used, NMC.

o New World Scale o Waiting for orders, paperwork, etc

o NMC. 356 o Shellvoy 5 cl 10

321 o Charterer must accept not unreasonable delays, NMC. 339

o NMC. 347 and 351 (compensation) o NMC. 349 (canceling)

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Waiting in and off port

o Laytime is extra time at berth/in port/off port that is

included in the freight

o If less time is used:

o Notice o Calculation of laytime

o Bonus o Average laytime, etc o When can the vessel sail? o Canceling of the charterparty o Remuneration

o If more time is used:

o Rights of the Bill of Lading holder

Notice
o When is the vessel ready (arrived ship)? o Ready to receive cargo,
o At berth/in port/off port o NMC. 332 and 333

NMC. 332 and 327, o Shellvoy 5 Part IA and cl 2 and 16 et seq. o Notice must be tendered
o Shellvoy 5 cl 13
o NMC. 332 o Advance notice, NMC. 332(2)

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Calculation of laytime
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Length of laytime, NMC. 331, Shellvoy 5 Part I letter I When does laytime commence? NMC. 332(4) Exceptions, NMC. 331(4) and 333 Shellvoy 5 cl 9(2), 12 and 14

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If laytime is not fully used

o Bonus (despatch) o Common/reversible/average laytime

NMC. 331(3)

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Remuneration (compensation) and demurrage

o Demurrage, o o o o

NMC. 335(1) Once on demurrage , NMC. 334(2) Amount of compensation, NMC. 335, Shellvoy 5 Part I letter J and cl 15 Additional compensation, NMC. 356
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The limit?
o When the ship can sail - cancellation
o NMC. 330 and 334? o Charterparty clauses o NMC 335 o NMC. 355

o English law: Frustration o Cancellation with cargo on board

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Charterers breach - overview

Withdrawal/rejection Delay
Before loading After loading

Cancellation Compensation

353 352

354 354

355 355 and 356

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Rights of Bill of Lading holder (receiver)

o Duty to third party,

NMC. 269 and 292 o Evidentiary effect of Bill of Lading, NMC. 299 o Laytime n port of loading, NMC. 331(3)

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Time charterparties
o Description and delivery of the vessel o Charterparty period o Voyage related and non voyage

related expenses o When should the taximeter be turned off ? (off hire)

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Description and delivery of the vessel

o Description o Delivery
o NMC. 372 o Baltime: Preamble o NMC. 373-5 o Baltime cl 1 o NMC. 376-7 o Baltime cl 13

o Remedies for breach

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Charterparty period
o NMC. 388-9 o Baltime cl 7

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Voyage related and non voyage related expenses

o NMC. 378 et seq. o Baltime cl 3 et seq.

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When should the taximeter be turned off? (off hire)

o NMC. 321 and 392 o Baltime cl 11(A)

o 24 hour rule o thereby o unable to perform the service

o ND 1983.309 NV Arica
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immediately required