Common use of Ships Clause in Contracts

Ships. After a Ship has received all port clearances and arrived at the anchorage or other place of waiting, and is otherwise in all respects ready to receive or discharge the goods or products, the master of the Ship (or his agent) shall tender NOR of the Ship to the Terminal by letter, telegraph, telex, facsimile or electronic message means or other written communication. The Terminal shall attempt to berth the Ship on an equal basis with all other Vessels arriving at the port to load or discharge cargoes in the same order as the order in which the Terminal receives NORs from the Ship and all other Vessels. The giving or acceptance of NOR shall not be deemed or construed to constitute an acceptance or change in the Ship’s laycan. If a Ship tenders NOR prior to 0001 hours, local time, of the first day of the laycan, such NOR shall not be effective until 0001 hours, local time, of the first day of the laycan, unless the Terminal elects to accept the Ship earlier, in which case used laytime shall commence when the Ship is all fast. Unless the Terminal Party consents otherwise in writing, in no event will laytime commence prior to 0600 on the first day of the laycan.