Common use of Laytime Clause in Contracts

Laytime. 2.5.1 Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in accordance with the procedure set out in the Contract, the allowed laytime for the unloading of a quantity of the Goods shall be twenty four (24) hours for delivery by railroad and six (6) hours for delivery by road respectively or such a lesser period as may be specified in the relevant charterparty. 2.5.2 Laytime shall commence two (2) hours after the relevant train or truck has arrived at the Place of Destination. 2.5.3 For delivery by railway, the train will be deemed to have arrived according to the schedule (the exact arrival time, when required, can be evidenced from the records of the relevant train station). For delivery by road, the truck will be deemed to have arrived at the time the relevant notice is furnished by the Carrier at the Place of Destination in accordance with the Carrier’s records. 2.5.4 For the purpose of calculating laytime, unloading of the Goods shall be deemed to have been completed upon disconnection of the discharging hoses or the unloading of the last portion of a firm cargo (as applicable).