Emergency

List of Vessels

Risk solutions covering liability to pay hire to the shipowner under the terms of a charterparty in the event the charterer cannot make use of the vessel

Liabilities to pay hire arising as a result of delay of the ship caused by P&I events such as

  • Pollution spills resulting in third party property damage
  • Stevedore personal injury in connection with loading/unloading operations
  • Cargo dispute leading to the arrest of the vessel

Liabilities to pay hire arising from external circumstances beyond the charterer’s control

  • Denial of access to a place of refuge
  • Delay in arrival or departure to or from scheduled port (except due to weather or ice conditions)
  • Pirate seizure

Limits

  • 5m

    USD

    pr event/aggregate per year

  • 7

    days

    2 days for piracy

Case studies

Vessel hijacked by pirates

Delay of ship caused by a blockage on arrival at the loading port

Cargo dispute leading to arrest of vessel A product tanker was contracted on a Shelltime 4 charterparty

The vessel was delayed due to third-party oil pollution

Frequently asked questions

Terminology

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Charterers’ loss of use brochure

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