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Maintain Time Charter Contracts

The details of a Time Charter Contract (TC) can be viewed and edited under Chartering > Time Charter Contracts module. You can use the different filters in the list of Time Charter Contracts to find the Time Charter Contract you're seeking.

TC Contract Status

A Fixed / Not Fixed status chip now appears on the TC drawer, preventing a voyage from being nominated against a contract that is not confirmed yet.

Contract type
Behaviour

TC In

Defaults to Not Fixed. Can be changed to Fixed at any time. Changing back to Not Fixed is blocked if an actual voyage (status Nominated or higher) is connected. Voyages cannot be nominated while the contract is Not Fixed.

TC Out

Status follows the voyage automatically. Status is set to Fixed once the TC Out voyage is set to nominated, otherwise Not Fixed.

Status is not manually editable.

Main Terms

The Main Terms section establishes the foundational identities and settings that govern the contract.

Field
Description

Company and Business Unit

Required. The internal company and business unit under which the contract is recorded. Determines the accounting and reporting context for the contract.

Charterer

The party chartering the vessel.

Owner

Required. The vessel owner providing the ship under the TC agreement.

Guarantor

Optional.

Vessel Operator

User which is the Operator of the contracted Vessel

Responsible Charterer

User which is the Resposible Charterer of the contract.

CP Date

The Charter Party date.

TC Type

The type of time charter contract.

CP Form

Bareboat

Checkbox. When selected, indicates this is a bareboat charter.


Financial Defaults

Field
Description

Hire Currency

Required. The currency in which hire payments are denominated. Defaults to USD.

Bunkers Currency

Required. The currency used for bunker cost settlement. Defaults to USD.

Address Commission

The address commission percentage.

Broker Commission

The broker commission percentage payable on hire amounts. Expressed as a percentage.

Ballast Bonus

Expressed in the hire currency. Defaults to 0.

ILOHC

In Lieu of Hold Cleaning — a lump-sum payment made instead of performing hold cleaning. Expressed in the hire currency. Defaults to 0.

Emission Pool

Associates the contract with an emissions pool for FuelEU.

Pool Deduction Percentage

Default percentage of Fuel EU cost deducted from voyage estimates for this vessel.


CVE (Crew and Victualling Expenses)

CVE fields record the cost allowance paid to the owner for crew and onboard victualling expenses.

Field
Description

CVE Text

A label describing the CVE allowance (e.g. "Meals & Cables"). Free-text entry.

CVE Amount

The monetary value of the CVE allowance per measurement period.

CVE Currency

The currency in which the CVE is expressed. Defaults to USD.

Every

The numeric frequency at which the CVE is payable.

CVE Measurement

The unit of frequency for CVE (Day or Month).


Laydays

Field
Description

Laydays Commence

The earliest date and time from which the vessel may be tendered for delivery under the contract.

Laydays Cancelling

The latest date and time by which delivery must occur.


Comments

A free-text field for internal notes or special terms that do not fit into structured fields.


Risk

The Risk section enables benchmarking of the contract against market rates.

Field
Description

TC Benchmark

A percentage weighting applied to the contract for benchmark comparison purposes. Defaults to 100%.

TC Benchmark Index

The market index against which the TC rate is benchmarked, for risk or reporting purposes.

Exposure Duration

The exposure duration used to categorise this contract for risk or reporting purposes.


Contract Delivery Terms

Delivery terms define the conditions under which the vessel is handed over to the charterer at the start of the charter period.

Field
Description

Contract Delivery Port

Required. The port at which the vessel is to be delivered to the charterer.

Contract Delivery Terms

The contractual delivery terms governing the handover.

Contract Delivery Range

A text description of the acceptable delivery range if a single port is not specified.

Contract Delivery Date

The contractual agreed date and time of vessel delivery.

Delivery Bunkers on Redelivery (ROB)

The bunker table at the bottom of the delivery section records the quantity and agreed price of bunkers remaining on board at the time of delivery. Click + to add a row.

Column
Description

Bunker Category

Fuel Category

Quantity (ROB)

The quantity of bunkers on board at delivery, in metric tonnes.

Price / MT

The agreed price per metric tonne for the on-board quantity.


Contract Redelivery Terms

Redelivery terms define the conditions under which the vessel is returned to the owner at the end of the charter period.

Field
Description

Contract Redelivery Port

Required. The port at which the vessel is to be redelivered to the owner.

Contract Redelivery Terms

The contractual redelivery terms governing the handover.

Contract Redelivery Range

A text description of the acceptable redelivery range if a single port is not specified.

Contract Redelivery Date

The expected date and time of vessel redelivery.

Redelivery Bunkers on Redelivery (ROB)

The bunker table records the agreed quantity and price of bunkers at redelivery. Click + to add a row.

Column
Description

Bunker Category

Fuel Category

Quantity (ROB)

The quantity of bunkers on board at redelivery, in metric tonnes.

Price / MT

The agreed price per metric tonne at redelivery.

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