Charterparties o Professor Erik Rsg oerik rosagjus uio

Charterparties o. Professor Erik Røsæg 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 1979. 364 NV Jobst Oldenddorf o NMC § 295 o Conditions under a tramp bill of lading o o NMC NMC § § 292 61 nr. 3 299 310 o Mandatory rules o NMC § 322 o NMC § 325 o NMC § 253 2

Different types of Charterparties o o o Time charterparties Voyage charterparties Bareboat charterparties Contracts of affreightment Quantity contracts 3

Charterparty forms o Different ”brands” o Charterers’ forms, owners’ forms, and ”agreed documents” o Different types of cargo and different trades 4

Dry bulk and oil 5

Risk of delay in voyage charterparties o Delivery of the vessel - Lay. Can o Voyage time o Waiting in and off port 6

Delivery of the vessel - Lay. Can o o o 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? 7

Voyage time o Main rules: o No compensation for extra time used, NMC. § 321 o Charterer must accept not unreasonable delays, NMC. § 339 o New World Scale o Waiting for orders, paperwork, etc o NMC. § 356 o Shellvoy 5 cl 10 o NMC. §§ 347 and 351 (compensation) o NMC. § 349 (canceling) 8

Waiting in and off port o Laytime is extra time at berth/in port/off port that is included in the freight o Notice o Calculation of laytime o If less time is used: o Bonus o Average laytime, etc o If more time is used: o When can the vessel sail? o Canceling of the charterparty o Remuneration o Rights of the Bill of Lading holder 9

Notice o When is the vessel ready (“arrived ship”)? o At berth/in port/off port o NMC. §§ 332 and 333 o Ready to receive cargo, NMC. §§ 332 and 327, o Shellvoy 5 Part IA and cl 2 and 16 et seq. o Notice must be tendered o NMC. § 332 o Advance notice, NMC. § 332(2) o Shellvoy 5 cl 13 10

Calculation of laytime o o o 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 11

If laytime is not fully used o Bonus (“despatch”) o Common/reversible/average laytime NMC. § 331(3) 12

Remuneration (compensation) and “demurrage” o Demurrage, NMC. § 335(1) o “Once on demurrage” …, NMC. 334(2) o Amount of compensation, NMC. § 335, o Shellvoy 5 Part I letter J and cl 15 o Additional compensation, NMC. § 356 13

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 14

Charterers’ breach - overview Withdrawal/rejection Delay Before loading After loading Cancellation § 353 § 354 § 355 Compensation § 352 § 354 §§ 355 and 356 15

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) 16

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”) 17

Description and delivery of the vessel o Description o NMC. §§ 372 o Baltime: Preamble o Delivery o NMC. §§ 373 -5 o Baltime cl 1 o Remedies for breach o NMC. §§ 376 -7 o Baltime cl 13 18

Charterparty period o NMC. §§ 388 -9 o Baltime cl 7 19

Voyage related and non voyage related expenses o NMC. §§ 378 et seq. o Baltime cl 3 et seq. 20

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 immediately required” o ND 1983. 309 NV Arica 21