Abhatoo - Centre Nationale de Documentation

A. Setting the scene
1. The effect of the pandemic on carriage of goods operations
2. Overview of contracts for the carriage of goods
3. The likely pandemic-related carriage issues
B. General contractual considerations. Force majeure and frustration
1. Force majeure
2. Frustration
C. Contracts for the carriage of goods by sea, multimodal transport, and time charters
1. Ocean carriage under bills of lading and waybills
2. Voyage Charters
3. Time Charters
4. Multimodal carriage of goods
D.Bespoke Pandemic clauses
1. Introduction
2. Voyage charter clauses: BIMCO and INTERTANKO
3. Time charter clauses: BIMCO and INTERTANKO
4. Charterers Club clauses
E. Recommendations for commercial parties and related considerations for policymakers
1. Recommendations for commercial parties
2. Related considerations for policymakers