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2 1.1 Owners warrant that vessel shall be in full compliance with all applicable
3 international conventions, all applicable laws, regulations and/or other
4 requirements of the country of vessel’s registry and of the countries of the port(s)
5 and/or place(s) to which vessel may be ordered hereunder and all applicable
6 regulations and/or requirements of any terminals or facilities in such port(s) or
7 place(s) where vessel shall load or discharge.
8 1.2 The parties shall comply with UN, EU, UK, US and Brazil laws, regulations
9 and sanctions, relating to trade prohibitions, sanctions, embargos, and
10 international boycotts of any type ("Sanctions"). Notwithstanding any provision of
11 this Charter, the parties shall not be required to act in any manner which is
12 inconsistent with or prohibited by Sanctions.
13 1.3 Charterers, for themselves and their affiliates and nominated entities or
14 individuals ("Charterers and Associates"), warrant, represent and undertake to
15 the Owners on a continuing basis that Charterers and Associates will not be
16 prohibited by, and will not expose the Owners, the vessel or its crew to a breach
17 of Sanctions.
18 1.4 Owners, for themselves and their affiliates and nominated entities or
19 individuals ("Owners and Associates"), warrant, represent and undertake to the
20 Charterers on a continuing basis that Owners and Associates will not be
21 prohibited by, and will not expose the Charters and Associates or the cargo to a
22 breach of Sanctions.
23 1.5 Charterers warrant that to the best of their knowledge the cargo does not
24 originate from (through intermediaries or otherwise) and will not be delivered to
25 any party that is listed on the US Office of Foreign Asset's Control list of
26 Specially Designated Nationals and blocked persons, similar lists of sanctioned
27 or restricted parties as part of any EU sanctions program (including without
28 limitation in any relevant EU regulation) or HM Treasury's consolidated list of
29 financial sanctions targets in the UK, or owned, controlled, or acting on behalf of
30 any person or entity which is included on any such lists (each a "Listed Party").
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34 1.6 Charterers warrant that to the best of their knowledge none of the shippers,
35 receivers and cargo interests is a Listed Party.
36 1.7 Owners warrant that they are not and none of their respective contractors,
37 sub-contractors and/or contractual parties (including without limitation sub-
38 charterers, bunkers and lubes suppliers, port agents, port operators, local
39 representatives, insurers, banks or any other party connected with the voyage)
40 and/or vessel is a Listed Party.
41 1.8 If at any time any stage of the voyage cannot be performed without
42 infringing Sanctions (including but not limited to by reason of previously
43 suspended or withdrawn sanctions being reintroduced or new sanctions being
44 imposed, and whether or not that risk existed at the time this Charter was
45 concluded), Charterers may notify Owners in writing that it invokes the provisions
46 of this clause. If such a notice is given:
47 (a) prior to loading, then this Charter shall immediately upon such notice be
48 deemed to be null and void and neither party shall have any liability to the
49 other in relation to this Charter; or
50 (b) at any point in time after commencement and/or completion of loading, then
51 the parties shall cooperate in finding a mutually acceptable solution to
52 arrange the discharge of any cargo remaining on board the vessel. If
53 discharge at the intended port is prohibited due to applicable sanctions, the
54 Charterers shall be obliged to issue alternative voyage orders as soon as is
55 reasonably practicable, bearing in mind the potential difficulty in making such
56 alternative arrangements. On delivery of the cargo to port or ports other than
57 at the port(s) named in the Charter Party, all terms and conditions of the Bill
58 of Lading shall apply except that the freight shall be adjusted as set out
59 below. If the distance from the port of loading to the substitute port is less
60 than the distance to the original port the Vessel shall receive the same freight
61 less the costs saved. If the distance from the port(s) of loading to the
62 substituted port(s) exceeds the distance to the original port(s) with 100
63 nautical miles or more, the freight on the cargo delivered at the substituted
64 port(s) shall be increased proportionately.
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70 1.10 Without prejudice to any of the above, should Owners breach this
71 Additional Clause 1 relating to Sanctions, the Charterers shall have the right to
72 cancel this Charter with immediate effect and without any liability to the Owners
73 whatsoever. The Owners further undertake and agree to indemnify, defend and
74 hold the Charterers harmless from and against any and all claims, losses,
75 damages, costs expenses, liabilities, fines and penalties, civil or criminal, of any
76 kind or nature whatever, resulting directly or indirectly from the Owner's breach
77 or violation of any Sanctions.
78 1.11 The Charterers shall procure that this Clause be incorporated into all sub-
79 charters and Bills of Lading issued pursuant to this Charter.
82 (a) dated in the same day on which the discharge is completed or after the
83 aforesaid date;
84 (b) identified by a reference number;
86 (d) issued with the applicable currency (i.e. US$ when American Dollars);
87 (e) issued with Owners (payment beneficiary) logo on top of the page.
90 Freight:
91 Empty Tank, Remaining on Board (ROB) or equivalent Certificate by e-mail,
92 as soon as discharging operation has been completed at last port.
93 Deadfreight:
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109 All invoices must be as per Owners´ full style and bank details stated in Part I,
110 Clause (H).
111 [Subject as herein provided, Charteres shall pay for freight, net of any
112 whithholding taxes that may be imposed in Brazil. Any and all payments to
113 Owners hereunder will be made in accordance with the terms hereof, free and
114 clear of and without or deduction for any Brazilians withholding taxes, provided
115 that if the Charterer shall be required by law to deduct any taxes from any such
116 payments (i) the amount payable will be increased as may be necessary so that
117 after making all required deductions or withholdings been made, (ii) the
118 Company will make such deductions or withholdings and (iii) Company will pay
119 the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxation authority or other
120 authority in accordance with applicable law.]
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128 Owners renounce to any and claims for the review the freight (or any other terms
129 agreed upon entering into this Charter) and/or for the reimbursement of taxes
130 incurred under any laws and/or indemnity of TAX liability howsoever accrued
131 against Owners, (including without limitation to the tax liability incurred by reason
132 of bad evaluation of the tax burden applicable to this Charter).
133 If, after the conclusion of this Charter, changes in the laws occurs which result in
134 a reduction of Owners tax liability by reason of the creation of new TAXES,
135 modification or extinction of existing tax rates and / or the modification of the
136 calculation basis, the introduction of tax incentive of any nature whatsoever
137 and/or exemption from existing TAXES having the effect of diminishing the TAX
138 burden of the Owners, the parties agree to review the terms of this charter
139 proportionally to the change in this tax burden, with consequent reimbursement
140 or indemnification. The offset of the differences in the amounts deriving from
141 such alterations shall take place in the first opportunity.]
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150 Delays in berthing for loading or discharging and any delays after berthing which
151 are due to weather conditions and/or sea state including but not limited to tidal
152 conditions shall count as one half laytime or, if on demurrage, at one half
153 demurrage rate.
154 Except if loading or discharging by Ship-to-Ship transfer and/or SBM or open sea
155 berth and/or loading or discharging at Tramandaí, Fiumicino, Ravenna, La
156 Nouvelle, Spanish Atlantic , Portugal or Durban where full time to count weather
157 permitting or not and unberthing / reberthing time and costs for Charterers’
158 account. In all other cases/ports the above paragraph to apply.
160 If vessel fails to maintain the loaded temperature or to increase and maintain the
161 temperature of the cargo, as requested by Charterers, Charterers shall have the
162 option to hold vessel off berth and/or to suspend discharging, until the cargo is
163 properly heated, all time and expenses in connection with the foregoing being for
164 Owners’ account. The CIF value due therefrom of any cargo that remains on
165 board and that is not pumpable on account of vessel’s failure to maintain the
166 loaded or required temperature of the cargo as evidenced by an independent
167 surveyor report shall be for Owners’ account and may be deducted from freight.
169 If vessel load/discharge at River ports, excluding Amazon River, time to count in
170 full 6 (six) hours after (unless vessel all fast earlier) tendering nor at ocean pilot
171 station inbound until dropping/passing last ocean pilot station outbound, ie. no
172 deduction for time lost due to shift from anchorage to first berth. Time lost due to
173 weather and/or sea/river conditions and awaiting tide to be for Charterers’
174 account. If any local authority, including terminal, request stand by tugs that are
175 not covered by Worldscale, same to be for Charterers’ account.
177 If vessel discharge at Manaus or another Amazon river port, time to count in full
178 6 (six) hours after tendering nor at pilot station Macapá until dropping/passing
179 last ocean pilot station Macapá, i.e. no deduction for time lost due to shift from
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184 (a) An additional 100 hours to be added to the negotiated and agreed laytime;
185 (b) This addition is based on the calculated roundtrip voyage from Macapá to
186 Manaus (1,452 nautical miles accordingly to the Worldscale) on an average
187 service speed of 14.5 knots considered in the Worldscale standards (i.e.
188 calculation equivalent to 100 hours).
189 The below mentioned port expenses shall be for Charterers’ account, and shall
190 be scheduled and settled directly by Charterers.
200 In case of part cargoes, the above provisions (a), (b) and (c) shall be for Owners
201 account.
203 Sub-Clause (1): In view of the risk of piracy attacks on vessels, including but not
204 limited to the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean, Red Sea,
205 or any such areas that are verified as at risk of piracy attack by a competent
206 international authority (“high risk (piracy) areas”) this clause shall apply when the
207 vessel transits to, or through, high risk (piracy) areas pursuant to this charter.
208 Sub-Clause (2): The Master/Owners shall liaise directly with Charterers via
209 email to Charterers pursuant to the voyage orders, when planning the vessel’s
210 route; and after Master/Owners have taken into consideration all available
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228 Sub-Clause (4): If, pursuant to this clause, the final route taken incurs any extra
229 waiting time and/or steaming time over the shortest route to next port under this
230 charter, such direct distance being as defined by the Worldscale association or, if
231 no such direct distance available in Worldscale association, then AtoBviaC
232 distance shall apply, then Owners shall be compensated for all extra time at half
233 the demurrage rate and the cost of bunkers consumed during such extra time to
234 be equally shared between Charterers and Owners at last purchased price.
235 Sub-Clause (5): The safety and protection of crew and vessel is Owners’
236 obligation and it is for Owners to determine the level of threat and the measures
237 considered appropriate to discharge that obligation. If Owners deploy
238 government-supplied military or private guards, then it is an express condition of
239 this charter that Owners will:
240 (a) give Charterers advance notice of such deployment as soon as reasonably
241 practicable but not less than 5 (five) days prior to such deployment and
242 throughout such voyage, Owners will adhere to the response submitted in the
243 vessel security questionnaire;
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259 Sub-Clause (7): all monies under this clause expressed as being for Charterers’
260 account shall be paid to Owners against a fully documented claim.
262 If vessel is instructed to call at a port within ECA, then Charterers to pay the
263 differential currently specified in Worldscale on the laden leg only,. Mileage used
264 for calculation under this clause to be per Master’s statement.
265 If Worldscale flat rate does not specify any emission differential Charterers shall
266 pay Owners the difference between the low Sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) and non-
267 compliant bunkers consumed in ECA against Owners´ invoice with supporting
268 documents evidencing the last purchase price.
269 Owners confirm vessel will arrive in the region / country with sufficient bunkers
270 on board in compliant with the named region / country low - Sulphur
271 requirements - Emission Control Area (ECA) .
272 Any delays and or costs in not complying with the above will be for Owners´
273 account.
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315 Charterers to pay for additional interim load/discharging ports at cost as follows:
316 Deviation
317 Actual additional steaming time incurred as per masters’ statement for deviation
318 assessed the additional distance exceeding the direct passage from 1st.(first)
319 loading port to final discharging port as per actual voyage performed.
324 Cost
325 Deviation and port time used to be calculated at agreed demurrage rate plus cost
326 for all bunkers consumed during the deviation as well as all bunkers used in port
327 as per masters’ telex/e-mail statement based on last purchased price supported
328 with relevant documents.
329 Port costs to be settled and paid directly by Charterers unless otherwise agreed.
330 Payment
331 Deviation, time used in port and bunkers consumed to be paid together with
332 freight balance upon completion of discharge as per Owners telexed/e-mailed
333 invoice with supporting documents, which must be supported subsequently by
334 hard copy documentation.
362 NOR:
363 The NOR unless otherwise instructed by Charterers should be always tendered
364 at the designated offshore point in accordance with the Charter Party agreed
365 laydays.
370 Charterers will provide necessary deslopping arrangements at their time and
371 expenses, provided that shore/barge facilities are available at either the load port
372 or discharge port. Otherwise, Charterers shall reimburse Owners for deslopping
373 elsewhere. The reimbursement cost will be based on the amount of line
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377 Charterers have the option to add additives (including but not limited to dye, pour
378 point depressant, antistatic additives, metals deactivators and H2S scavengers)
379 to the cargo at any point during the voyage provided that, in the reasonable
380 opinion of Charterers, the additive(s) is/are customarily used or suitable for the
381 particular cargo(es).
382 Charterers also have the option to carry on board the vessel drums or other
383 suitable containers of additive to be added to the cargo(es) at a later time by
384 qualified personnel.
385 Operations to add additives to the cargo shall be at Charterers’ time and
386 expense and carried out by the Master and crew in full accordance with
387 Charterers instructions.
388 If required by Owners, Charterers to provide Owners with LOI as per Owners
389 wording. Owners agree to inject the antistatic additive via manifold during loading
390 or discharging, but not at any point during the voyage.
392 With regard to the operations, services and other activities in connection with this
393 Agreement:
458 Owners shall not maintain, during the performance of this Contract, an officer,
459 administrator or partner with the power to direct the Owners or its business who
460 is a spouse, companion or relative by consanguinity or affinity, standing up to the
461 third degree in the direct or collateral line, of any Charterers’ employee at a
462 management or supervisory level, if the latter:
463 (i) has approved the acquisition of the Services described in this
464 agreement/Contract; or
465 (ii) has executed this Agreement/Contract; or
466 (iii) is responsible for soliciting the Services described in this Agreement
467 /Contract; or
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483 In any event of conflict between the provisions set out herein and any printed
484 terms of the Charter Party form, the provisions set out herein will prevail.
486 1) Should the vessel be instructed to load or discharge China after Taiwan or
487 vice versa then, as this is not permitted by the Chinese authorities, all time and
488 costs incurred by reason of vessel deviating via Japanese territory for
489 documentary purposes in route to, or from, China, shall be for Charterers’
490 account.
491 2) Owners agree to accept CIQ (Chinese Inspection Bureau) inspection figures,
492 and Charterers will not hold Owners liable for any discrepancies between
493 master's and CIQ's cargo measurements. Time used for CIQ inspection shall
494 count as used laytime or, if the vessel is on demurrage, time on demurrage and
495 any cost incurred due to such inspections shall be for Charterers’ account
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501 Any taxes and/or dues on cargo and/or freight including Nigerian conservancy
502 dues, handling charges and Nigerian maritime authority levy and ship dues to be
503 for Charterers account and settled directly by them.
507 Any time awaiting naval clearance to be for Charterers account and count as
508 laytime or demurrage if on demurrage.
510 Any time awaiting naval clearance to be for Charterers account and count as
511 laytime or demurrage if on demurrage.
512 Any delays in obtaining Nigerian task force permission to enter Nigerian waters
513 to count in full as used lay time or demurrage if on demurrage.
514 Any and all war-risk expenses, if any, in West Africa discharge region to be for
515 Charterers account.
517 Owners to arrange for Nigerian Certificate of Compliance at Charterers time and
518 expenses.
521 If discharge Lagos, vessel will anchor at the safe anchorage area West Africa
522 (SAA), where no (armed) guards are required. For discharge operations, vessel
523 will maneuver to a safe, permanently patrolled lighterage area, where no (armed)
524 guards are required.
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527 Charterers to pay for any and all costs at the safe anchorage. Vessel to navigate
528 straight to sea lighterage area and tender nor from within the zone. No escort
529 needed in/out.
530 Any and all above costs to be settled directly by Owners and reimbursed by
531 Charterers against supporting documents. Any waiting time, delays, time lost to
532 count as laytime or as demurrage.
533 In Nigeria if the vessel is delayed by strike action, Charterers to pay demurrage
534 rate per day pro rata for the duration of the strike, except for strike by vessel
535 crew.
536 Any delay in berthing, loading, discharging or sailing due to strikes, bad weather,
537 awaiting daylight, awaiting documents (over 3 hours), awaiting documents
538 signed, lockouts, restraints, work-to rule, go slow and of further cause over which
539 owners/master/crew have no control to count as laytime or demurrage if on
540 demurrage and expenses so incurred if any to be for Charterers account.
541 Any time vessel is required to move in and out of SAA for cargo operations only
542 for sampling and / or STS then security escort vessel to be provided, cost
543 involved for the same will be on Charterers account. No armed escort required to
544 move in (when vessel first arrive) and out (after completion of discharge) of SAA.
545 In case STS for cargo operation and / or sampling take place in a permanent
546 patrolled lighterage area and provided vessel can access same lighterage area
547 directly from SAA (i.e. without steaming outside patrolled area) then no armed
548 escort required.
549 Charterers to pay all undisputed demurrage every 10 days against Owners
550 faxed/ e-mail invoice, supporting documents to follow in due course. Charterers
551 to have the benefit of the first 10 days on account.
553 Charterers may instruct the vessel to remain at a safe anchorage off port limits or
554 if weather safe navigation permitting remain drifting off port limits waiting for
555 orders.
556 If the weather does not permit drifting, then master to cruise around in order to
557 keep the vessel around the instructed location (200nm from coast) waiting for
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560 Bunkers used solely to keep the vessel in “waiting for orders location” over and
561 above that would have been used if the vessel was only drifting, to be for
562 Charterers account.
565 Owners to advise Charterers min 48 hours prior arrival at discharge port or STS
566 location of their intention to have security guards on board. In this case, Owners
567 may on their own behalf and at Owners' sole risk, engage armed guards to
568 protect the vessel, cargo and crew where Owners reasonably consider the
569 engaging of armed guards to be a suitable preventative measure in relation to
570 known piracy risks, in which case time and relevant cost to be for Charterers
571 account. Charterers but max 3,000 USD per day.
572 Owners are responsible for the employment and actions of the security guards
573 throughout the entire period of their employment.
576 1. Owners to follow and comply with the industry guidelines for the use of private
577 maritime security contractors adopted by BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO,
578 INTERTANKO, OCIMF and the IG P&I clubs in May 2011.
579 2. Owners to obtain prior written approval for the use of security guards from
580 head owners, master, flag, vessel insurers and any other third party whose
581 consent is required.
582 3. Owners to ensure that the use of security guards complies with all applicable
583 laws and regulations, including but not limited to those of flag, relevant coastal
584 states and ports.
585 4. Owners to follow and comply with latest industry best management practice as
586 recommended by BIMCO, ICS, the IG P&I clubs, IMB, INTERCARGO,
587 INTERTANKO, ISF, ITF, IPTA, JHC, JWC, OCIMF and SIGTTO and as defined
588 in industry best management practice 3rd edition (as subsequently updated
589 and/or replaced) and all piracy guidance provided in latest IMO MSC circulars.
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592 Charterers have the option to request Owners to present vessel at loading port in
593 one of the below conditions, which should be declared at least 2 (two) days
594 before vessels arrival at load port:
595 (A) With cargo tanks under vapours/heel of last cargo as per terminal regulations
596 and ready to load Charterers nominated cargo. Charterers have the right to
597 request Owners to provide quality certificate of cargo vapours on board.
598 (B) With cargo tanks under inert gas content max of 0.2 pct oxygen ready for
599 gassing up and cooling down.
600 Upon vessels arrival at loading port, and NOR has been tendered, Charterers
601 shall arrange and supply cargo grade needed for conditioning cargo tanks. The
602 cargo quantity for gassing up shall be provided according to Master requirements
603 in order to allow proper conditioning and cooling.
604 If after received the parcel for gassing up vessel is ordered to proceed to
605 anchorage to prepare cargo tanks, unmooring and mooring costs, for this
606 purposes, will be for Charterers´ account.
607 After gassing up operation has been fully completed, Master/Owners shall send
608 a written confirmation to Charterer.
609 Vessel will be considered gassed up (conditioned), ready for load, when
610 designated tank(s) are under cargo vapour atmosphere and compressors are
611 running efficiently and forming condensate on a sustainable basis.
612 Time spent for actual gassing up, cooling down and shifting, if any, not to count
613 as used laytime. Time awaiting product for gassing up, if any, to count as
614 laytime/demurrage.
615 Any product lost during gassing up, to be for Owners´ account and should be
616 reimbursed by Owners to Charterer at FOB documented price.
617 Any product remaining onboard after gassing-up to be included in the Bill of
618 Lading´ figures.
628 If Owner is a Brazilian company, Petrobras will withhold the social security
629 contribution in favor of the Federal Revenue of Brazil, on the value that
630 corresponds to the crew of the vessel. For these purposes, the Charterer
631 declares that the amount of the Rate of Hire that corresponds to the crew of the
632 vessel is _______, and undertakes to set out such amounts also in the invoice.
634 Vessel shall maintain the cargo at loaded temperature on passage to and whilst
635 at discharging port (s). If vessel fails to maintain the loaded temperature of the
636 cargo, Charterers have the option to hold vessel off berth and/or suspend
637 discharging until the cargo be at the temperature which it was loaded. Charterers
638 may require cargo to be cooled to a temperature lower below that loading
639 temperature, in which case Owners shall use their best endeavors to comply with
640 such request. Charterers shall pay at last purchased price supported with
641 relevant documents for any additional bunkers consumed and any consequential
642 delay to the vessel caused by cooling shall count against laytime or demurrage, if
643 on demurrage.
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654 (c) full details and plans should be submitted to Owners in advance of operation
655 for assessment/approval which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
658 (e) all costs of the STS transfer operation shall be for Charterers’ account and
659 any delay arising from adverse weather and / or sea state conditions whilst
660 performing STS transfer or lightening shall count in full as used laytime or, if the
661 vessel is on demurrage, for demurrage.
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