TOWCON和TOWHIRE——新版国际海上拖航协议

TOWCON AND TOWHIRE new editions of international ocean towage agreements

格兰特·汉特（波罗的海国际海运理事会文件处首席事务官员）对波罗的海国际航运理事会标准国际海上拖航协议TOWCON和TOWHIRE的修订情况作出解释。

TOWCON and TOWHIRE are the most widely used standard agreements in the ocean towage industry. The documents, which were first published by BIMCO in 1985, have recently been updated to ensure that they reflect current commercial practice, laws and regulations. This article contains a brief overview of some of the key changes that appear in the revised forms. Many of the provisio ns of TOWCON (lump sum agreement) and TOWHIRE (daily hire agreement) are common to both forms; therefore the main changes and additions, which are described below, apply to both forms, unless otherwise stated.