Speed criteria issues prompt revision of ocean towage agreements
28 October 2019Long distance ocean towage presents numerous challenges to tugowners, not least of which is the impact of adverse weather on the performance of the tug and tow.
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TOWHIRE 2008
20 September 2016TOWHIRE is an international ocean towage agreement on a daily hire basis. The form is aimed at the commercial towage sector and is not intended for use in port towing. The latest edition of this contract is TOWHIRE 2008. Copyright in TOWHIRE 2008 is held by BIMCO.
TOWCON 2008
20 September 2016TOWCON is an international ocean towage agreement on a lump sum basis. The form is aimed at the commercial towage sector and is not intended for use in port towing. The latest edition of this contract is TOWCON 2008. Copyright in TOWCON 2008 is held by BIMCO.
Damaged towing gear – who pays?
23 January 2020Tow wires on board tugs are expensive. If they break during an ocean towage operation, who should be responsible for repairing or replacing them? These and other issues were discussed in the latest meeting of the revision of BIMCO’s towage agreements TOWCON and TOWHIRE 2008.
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Hire of tug hawsers
02 June 2016Calculation of deviation costs debated at TOWCON revision meeting
06 May 2020There are a variety of circumstances where a tug and tow may need to deviate from the intended course or delay the voyage. This poses a number of questions, which were debated at meetings on 21-22 April by the TOWCON/TOWHIRE revision subcommittee.
TOWHIRE
20 September 2016The latest edition of this contract is TOWHIRE 2008.
TOWCON
20 September 2016The latest edition of this contract is TOWCON 2008.
PROJECTCON
20 September 2016PROJECTCON is a special projects charter party for the tug and barge sector. It was designed to remove the need to use up to three different contracts for the same project when operating a tug and semi-submersible barge in combination to transport of special or projects cargoes. Instead of having one contract for the hire of the barge, another for the hire of the tug, and a third for the transportation, PROJECTCON may be used as a single contractual platform. The latest edition of this contract is PROJECTCON, issued in 2006. Copyright in PROJECTCON is held by BIMCO.
