NYPE+93合同范本.doc

NYPE 93 ? The New York Produce Exchange Time Charter - Revised 14 September 1993 ? (Printed in BIMCO Bulletin No. 6, 1993) ? ? General BackgroundThe New York Produce Exchange Time Charter (hereinafter referred to as the NYPE) was first published by the New York Produce Exchange in 1913 although, as far as can be determined, the substance of the form was in use much earlier but probably with another title. ? Under the auspices of the New York Produce Exchange, the NYPE has been amended from time to time, i.e., in 1921, in 1931 and in 1946. ? In the period after World War II, the New York Produce Exchange declined as a commodity exchange and in the late 1960s or early 1970s the Produce Exchange disbanded and its functions were taken over by what was known as the International Commodity Exchange which, it is understood, is now defunct or inactive. ? With no up-dating or amendment to the NYPE since 1946, a first attempt to modernise the charter was initiated by The Association of Ship Brokers Agents (U.S.A.), Inc. (ASBA), New York in 1977. During the revision work ASBA undertook a wide consultation with interested parties including The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and The General Council of British Shipping (now The Chamber of Shipping). ? In pursuance of this initiative, it was the wish of ASBA not to produce an entirely new form but to amend the 1946 Form by incorporating the changes which were then most frequently being made in the negotiating of time charters in the market place. Next to this, ASBA decided that clauses only occasionally negotiated should not be included in the revised form, but would be placed in an attached Rider of Suggested Additional Clauses some or all of which might then be added to the basic charter when so agreed by the parties involved in a particular fixture. ? The revised form, known as the ASBATIME was published by ASBA in 1981 but gained only limited acknowledgment and use in the market place. Although ASBA had