关于NORGRAIN合同中LAYTIME起算时lay berth的地位
杨老师您好！
我是一名船东操作，遇到一个困惑的问题，希望能够得到您的帮助：
我们租了一条船，到美国西岸哥伦比亚河里的LONGVIEW 港口去装粮食。
在10月15号时我们被告知：装货泊位满了，锚地是哥伦比亚河口的ASTORIA锚地（该锚地为河流里面的LONGVIEW, KALAMA, VANCOUVER, PORTLAND共用），不过ASTORIA也满了，但是还有LAY BERTH可以使用，前提是收费，LAY BERTH每天的泊位费是3300-4500USD，拖轮费32K，再加上引航和LINESMAN的费用，预计要花费6万美金左右。 如果船不愿意去LAY BERTH， 那就只能在引航站外漂航（outer road), 直到锚地空出来（first arrived first served)。由于LAY BERTH 并不是通常情况下船舶必须去挂靠的泊位，我方选择在港口外漂航，同时漂航的还有别的2-3条船。我们从代理发的LINE UP能看出来。我方事后追问代理，代理说LAY BERTH 在这四个港口都有，且longview在17号当时就有空的LAY BERTH。但根据以往装货经验（我们曾经有一条船拒绝在雨天装货被KICK OFF到了LAY BERTH，让位给有水泥孔的船先装，事后这个二次靠泊是租家全部负责），我方认为这个费用应该是租家出，而不是我们出，所以我们没有去花钱去这个LAY BERTH.
10月26号锚地有一个空位了，我轮进入锚地以后接受了验舱一切顺利，租家说始算LAY TIME。 我方抗议，应该从船到的那天（17号0330递交NOR开始起算，而不是进入锚地验舱通过以后起算），租家认为我轮不是一条到达船，递交的NOR无效，漂航的近10天的时间损失，争议金额15万美金左右，需要船东自己承担。
合同涉及的条款如下：
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The Recap, provides “LOADPORT: 1 SP 1 SB KALAMA OR EGT CHOPT PEGUT SOUND”. （EGT finally fixed）
Further “NOR/LAYTIME: AT LOADPORT: NOR TO BE TENDERED WITHIN OFFICE HOURS 0800-1600 HRS MON-FRI, AND 0800-11 HRS SAT. LAYTIME TO COMMENCE 0800 HRS THE NEXT WORKING DAY”.
Clause 14 of the main body of the CP dated 25 January 2013 provides “For NOR see Clause 44” and Line 90 provides that the NOR is to be accompanied by a certificate of “free of insect infestation and objectionable odours issued by a Grain Inspector…”.
Clause 44a of the Rider Clauses provides “Such Notice of Readiness shall be delivered when vessel is in the loading berth and is in all respects ready to load … . If the loading berth is unavailable, Master may tender vessel’s Notice of Readiness from a lay berth or anchorage within the commercial limits of the port subject to the provision of clause 44 paragraph c” and that “Following receipt of Notice of Readiness to load … laytime to commence at 0800 hours on the next working day …”.
Clause 44c provides “Waiting for Berth. If the vessel is prevented from entering the commercial limits of the loading … port because the first or sole loading berth or a lay berth or anchorage is not available, … and the Master warrants that the vessel is physically ready in all respects to load … the time spent waiting at a usual waiting place outside the commercial limits of the port … shall count against laytime …”, and further “Once the vessel has reached a place within the commercial limits of the port, Notice of Readiness is to be tendered in accordance with … clause 44a …”
Clause 44d provides “At the loading port Master’s Notice of Readiness shall be accompanied by a Pass of the NCB and grain inspector’s certificate of vessel’s readiness in all compartments to be loaded, for the entire cargo …”.
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目前租家依旧未将VSL DRIFTING TIME 当做LAYTIME去计算。我方曾尝试1SP LONGVIEW的装港条款去辩驳船东没有义务去靠泊第二个泊位，也曾尝试去辩证LAY BERTH 和免费的ANCHORAGE是不一样的等泊地位双方并未就这个备用泊位费用进行划分，而合同的44C条款是为了分清楚租家和船东在港口拥挤的时间损失分摊，租家不可以仅凭NORGRAIN中的印刷条款列入的LAY BERTH 就忽略了本条款真正的目的。
但明显我们的辩驳都无效果，协会替我们去和解，希望争取一些损失回来也失败了。请杨老师帮我们分析一下，如果我们去仲裁，能拿回部分损失的可能性大吗？
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发表于 2014-2-24 23:29
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