定期租船下租约到期的还船问题

Time charter-redelivery at the end of the charter period

关键提示BIMCO定义了航运业中数个最常用的地理范围,在其网站上可以找到"地理范围"页面。BIMCO认为不应使用燃油条款来获取不当得利,而应在条件允许的情况下保持成本适中。关于洗舱费用条款,BIMCO建议合同双方必须明确定义类别中的每个内容。还船的时间应根据当地时间还是格林尼治标准时间(GMT),取决于管辖权。

Whether a time charter period is long or short,for one trip only or a few agreed"laden legs",parties may find themselves in disputes over the time and place for redelivery from charterers to owners.Discussions may also relate to matters such as bunkers on board,the cleanliness of the cargo holds,redelivery notices and other topics central to time charter.To assist members in this,BIMCO set about drafting definitions for several of the most commonly used geographical ranges in the shipping industry.This work resulted in"Geographical Ranges",which can be found on our website.BIMCO holds the view that bunker clauses should not be used to gain unwarranted benefit,but should be kept as cost neutral as circumstances permit.It is not unusual for us to see discussions afterwards about what constitutes a dirty cargo and the best advice we can gives that,again,parties must define clearly what falls within each category.Another topic that may cause dispute is whether the time for redelivery should be according to local time or GMT.This may depend on which jurisdiction governs the content,but,in English law,the actual elapsed time-which,in practice,means conversion to GMT-will be the determining factor.