Ebola: BIMCO Infectious or Contagious Disease Clause for Voyage and Time Charter Parties
BIMCO has published two new Clauses which address the contractual issues that arise out of severe cases of virulent diseases, such as the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
The Clauses seek to address the implications for ship owners and ship operators, not only when their vessel is operating in the affected areas, but also at subsequent port calls outside the affected zone.
The Infectious or Contagious Diseases Clauses for Voyage and Time Charter Parties has been developed for use in response to any severe outbreak of a virulent disease and the full wording for the two new Clauses can be found in Special Circular No. 3.