Common use of Laytime Clause in Contracts

Laytime. Waiting time (inside or outside commercial port limits) for anchorage or berth will count as laytime. Laytime will commence at 0800 hours (local time) on the next working day after the NOR, as per the Governing Charter Party, has been tendered, WCCON, WIFPON, WIPON, WIBON, even if discharging commences earlier. Shifting from customary waiting place at port anchorage to discharge berth to be for vessels account and time not to count as laytime. All other time and expenses used in the Vessel shifting from one anchorage or berth or place of cargo operations to another are for the Buyer’s account and will count as laytime, even if such Vessel shifting was ordered by the relevant authority at the discharge port. Any shifting and associated laytime as a result of vessel and/or vessel owner’s inability to allow buyers to access cargo will be for sellers account. If the discharging berth is unavailable the master may warrant that the vessel is in all respects ready to discharge and tender the NOR from any usual waiting place, Whether in Port or not (WIPON), Whether in Berth or not (WIBON), Whether in Free Pratique or not (WIFPON), Whether Customs Cleared or not (WCCON).Laytime shall commence at 08:00 hours on the next working day if NOR is validly tendered. Time used before commencement of laytime shall not count. If the discharge berth is occupied and the vessel occupying the berth is prevented from discharging her cargo due to weather conditions, time so lost shall not count as laytime, unless Sellers’ vessel waiting for the berth to become available is on demurrage. Any delays caused by floods, quarantine, strikes, or by cases of Force Majeure shall not count as laytime unless the vessel is already on demurrage. When master has tendered notice of readiness to discharge from a waiting place and vessel is subsequently found unready in application of the above provisions, laytime or time on demurrage shall not count from the time the vessel is rejected until the time the vessel is accepted. Any time lost shifting from waiting place to berth shall not count as laytime or as time on demurrage, unless vessel already on demurrage. Once on demurrage, always on demurrage. Layime to stop on completion of cargo discharge. Laytime not to count for the time taken in opening/closing of vessel hatches.

Laytime. Waiting time (inside or outside commercial port limits) for anchorage or berth will count as laytime. Laytime will commence at 0800 hours (local time) on the next working day after the NOR, as per the Governing Charter Party, has been tendered, WCCON, WIFPON, WIPON, WIBON, even if discharging commences earlier. Shifting from customary waiting place at port anchorage to discharge berth to be for vessels account and time not to count as laytime. All other time and expenses used in the Vessel shifting from one anchorage or berth or place of cargo operations to another are for the Buyer’s account and will count as laytime, even if such Vessel shifting was ordered by the relevant authority at the discharge port. Any shifting and associated laytime as a result of vessel and/or vessel owner’s inability to allow buyers to access cargo will be for sellers account. If the discharging berth is unavailable the master may warrant that the vessel is in all respects ready to discharge and tender the NOR from any usual waiting place, Whether in Port or not (WIPON), Whether in Berth or not (WIBON), Whether in Free Pratique or not (WIFPON), Whether Customs Cleared or not (WCCON).Laytime shall commence at 08:00 hours on the next working day if NOR is validly tendered. Time used before commencement of laytime shall not count. If the discharge berth is occupied and the vessel occupying the berth is prevented from discharging her cargo due to weather conditions, time so lost shall not count as laytime, unless Sellers’ vessel waiting for the berth to become available is on demurrage. Any delays caused by floods, quarantine, strikes, quarantine or by cases of Force Majeure shall not count as laytime unless the vessel is already on demurrage. When master has tendered notice of readiness to discharge from a waiting place and vessel is subsequently found unready in application of the above provisions, laytime or time on demurrage shall not count from the time the vessel is rejected until the time the vessel she is accepted. Any time lost shifting from waiting place to berth shall not count as laytime or as time on demurrage, unless vessel already on demurrage. Once on demurrage, always on demurrage. Layime to stop on completion of cargo discharge. Laytime not to count for the time taken in opening/closing of vessel hatches.

Laytime. Waiting time (inside or outside commercial port limits) for anchorage or berth will count as laytime. Laytime Lay days will commence at 0800 hours AM (local time) on the next working day after the NOR, as per the Governing Charter Party, has been tendered, WCCON, WIFPON, WIPON, WIBON, even if discharging commences earlier. Shifting from customary waiting place at port anchorage to discharge berth to be for vessels account and time not to count as laytime. All other time and expenses used in the Vessel shifting from one anchorage or berth or place of cargo operations to another are for the Buyer’s account and will count as laytime, even if such Vessel shifting was ordered by the relevant authority at the discharge port. Any shifting Owners are responsible for vessel arriving at the discharge port within allowable draft. Lightening is permitted at vessel Owner’s time, risk, and associated laytime as a result expense. Lightening (if applicable) must be performed in the territorial waters of the country of the discharge port. Lightening daughter vessel and/or must be single deck bulk carriers meeting port’s vessel owner’s inability to allow buyers to access cargo will be for sellers accountrestrictions. If the discharging berth cargo is unavailable the master may warrant that the lightened using vacuvators from mother vessel is in all respects ready to daughter vessels, vacuvators cannot be used again to discharge the daughter vessel(s). Daughter vessel must be classed highest in Lloyds or equivalent and certified fit for receipt and carriage of bulk cargo under this charter party by first class independent surveyor. If full lightening performed then, each daughter vessel, after completion of lightening operations applicable to that vessel, must tender the NOR from any usual waiting place, Whether in Port or not its Notice of Readiness to discharge to consignees/receivers of their agents during regular business hours (WIPON), Whether in Berth or not as per (WIBON), Whether in Free Pratique or not (WIFPON), Whether Customs Cleared or not (WCCON).Laytime b) above) and laytime shall commence at 08:00 hours 0800 hrs. on the next working business day if NOR and prior time is validly tenderednot to count as laytime used. Time used before commencement of laytime shall not count. If the discharge berth is occupied and the vessel occupying the berth is prevented from discharging her cargo due to weather conditions, time so lost Laytime shall not count as laytime, unless Sellers’ vessel on daughter vessel(s) waiting for discharge berth while another daughter vessel is occupying the discharge berth. Laytime shall recommence on daughter vessel awaiting discharge berth once the daughter vessel at discharge berth has departed. If partial lightening performed then, after mother vessel has completed lightening operations and reached required safe arrival draft for the discharge port, the mother vessel may tender its Notice of Readiness to become available discharge to consignees/receivers or their agents during regular business hours (as per (b) above) and laytime shall commence at 0800 hrs. on next business day and prior time used is on demurrage. Any delays caused by floods, quarantine, strikes, or by cases of Force Majeure shall not to count as laytime unless the vessel is already on demurrage. When master has tendered notice of readiness to discharge from a waiting place and vessel is subsequently found unready in application of the above provisions, laytime or time on demurrage shall not count from the time the vessel is rejected until the time the vessel is accepted. Any time lost shifting from waiting place to berth shall not count as laytime or as time on demurrage, unless vessel already on demurrage. Once on demurrage, always on demurrage. Layime to stop on completion of cargo discharge. Laytime not to count for the time taken in opening/closing of vessel hatchesused.