ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the more specific voyage charterparty clauses. The most significant parts of the voyage charterparty are the description of the voyage and cargo, the allocation of duties and costs in connection with loading and discharging, the specification of the freight and the payment of the freight, the laytime rules, the allocation of the liability for the cargo and the allocation of other costs and risks. Depending on the circumstances, other questions and clauses can be very important in the negotiations between the owners and the charterers. In those cases where the ship is nominated, the vessel's name, IMO Identification Number and call sign, year of build, nationality, deadweight, gross and net tonnage and sometimes speed are stated in the charterparty. The need for the description of the vessel in the voyage charterparty very much depends on the circumstances. Most charterparties state that the ports and berths nominated by the charterers shall be safe.
