This is an organisation which exists for the purpose of looking after the interests of workers in transport jobs. There is a section dealing with seafarers' pay and working conditions. The ITF  encourages shipowners to enter into an agreement with their crew to pay what the ITF considers are "fair wages". If the shipowner agrees to do this he is said to have made an "ITF Standard Agreement" with his crew. When he does this he is issued by the ITF with a certificate of compliance with the ITF requirements. This is called an "ITF Blue Certificate" or "ITF Blue Card", but the name has little to … [Read more...]

This is the codename given to the Tanker Contract of Affreightment (CoA) issued in October 1980 by INTERTANKO, the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, based in Oslo, Norway. INTERCOA is also "adopted" by BIMCO. … [Read more...]

This expression can occur especially in charterparties for timber. Timber cargoes are generally measured by volume because the stowage factors of many types of timber are high, especially the softwoods, and also the timber may contain considerable moisture content. These factors cause the ship's cargo spaces to be filled before loading "down to her marks", (that is, its deadweight tonnage capacity based on the "loadlines".) Owing to the number of places of origin of timber, different measurement systems are in use and this can cause problems in chartering if the parties involved are not … [Read more...]

In contracts, including charterparties, the extent and scope of the agreement is contained in "terms" which cover the obligations and responsibilities of the parties. These terms can be written into the contract document ("express terms") or can be considered or presumed to be pan of the agreement without being express ("implied terms"). Terms can be implied into agreements by the practice of a trade, or by legislation or by judges or arbitrators if a dispute proceeds to litigation or arbitration. … [Read more...]

In a charter it is the responsibility of the charterer to send the ship to a safe port. A port which is "ice-bound" or in which ice conditions can cause damage to the ship, may not be a "safe port". To  confirm the protection for the shipowner a protective clause dealing with ice conditions is inserted in the charterparty. … [Read more...]

International Safety Guide for Tankers and Terminals … [Read more...]

International association of independent tanker owners. … [Read more...]

A document issued by the shipper indicating the amount of cargo loaded aboard the vessel as calculated from the shore tank gauges. Freight is paid on the basis of these figures. … [Read more...]

A designed area between the landward boundary of a traffic separation scheme and the adjacent coast intended for coastal traffic.A routing measure comprising a designated area between the landward boundary of a TSS and the adjacent coast. … [Read more...]