Berth

Berth

Summary of Berth

A stipulation in a vessel charter party (read this and related legal terms for further details) that laytime (read this and related legal terms for further details) will commence when the ship has taken up its berth, irrespective of when it arrived in port. The term berth clause is synonymous with in regular turn or term clause 2 and may be modified by the stipulation that laytime may commence after a specified period of time in the port waiting for a berth, whether or not a berth is actually available.

(Main Author: William J. Miller)

Berth in International Trade

Meaning of Berth, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The place at a wharf where vessels can be loaded and/or unloaded.


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