09 January 2017
The agency appointment agreement provides a set of standard provisions for appointing an agent for a one-off port call. The agreement is concluded between the agent and a shipowner, ship operator, charterer or manager, and it sets out the services to be performed and the remuneration to be paid. This contract was published 9 January 2017 and is the latest edition.
Copyright in the Agency Appointment Agreement is held by FONASBA. The publishers are BIMCO and FONASBA.
20 September 2016
The Standard Liner and General Agency Agreement was published by FONASBA (the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents) and approved by BIMCO in 2001. It is a contract between the liner principal and its agent and governs, for example, the obligations of and payments to the agent.
The latest contract for long term agency agreements, published in 2017, can be found under the General Agency Agreement.
20 September 2016
The Sub-Agency Agreement was published by FONASBA (the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents) and approved by BIMCO in1998. It is a contract for the appointment by a general agent of a sub-agent on behalf of a liner principal.
The current edition of this contract is FONASBA Sub-Agency Agreement, issued in 1998.
05 December 2017
BIMCO and FONASBA, the worldwide organisation representing shipbrokers and ship agents, have once again joined forces to create and launch a new general agency agreement for port agents, shipowners and ship operators contracting port agency services.
05 December 2017
BIMCO and FONASBA, the worldwide organisation representing shipbrokers and ship agents, have once again joined forces to create and launch a new general agency agreement for port agents, shipowners and ship operators contracting port agency services.
01 December 2017
The general agency agreement has been developed for the provision of selected agency services over a period of time in a defined territory or area. It is designed for use in all trades and can be adapted to suit parties’ individual needs. This contract was published in December 2017 and is the latest edition.
Copyright in the General Agency Agreement is held by FONASBA. The publishers are BIMCO and FONASBA.
24 February 2017
On 20 February 2017, BIMCO and FONASBA broadcasted a webinar to discuss the recently published Agency Appointment Agreement.
07 February 2017
Join us on Monday 20 February at 14:00 CET and 08:00 (US East Coast) to hear about the newly published BIMCO/FONASBA Agency Appointment Agreement.
26 March 2018
Join us on Thursday 5 April at 9.00 CET (10.00 CEST) to hear about the newly published BIMCO/FONASBA General Agency Agreement.
09 January 2017
FONASBA and BIMCO are pleased to announce the launch of a new Agency Appointment Agreement document.
