Common use of War Risks Clause in Contracts

War Risks. (a) If any port of loading or of discharge named in this Charter Party or to which the Vessel may properly be ordered pursuant to the terms of the Bills of Lading be blockaded, or (b)If owing to any war, hostilities, warlike operations, civil war, civil commotions, revolutions or the operation of international law (a) entry to any such port of loading or of discharge or the loading or discharge of cargo at any such port be considered by the Master or Owners in his or their discretion dangerous or prohibited or (b) it be considered by the Master or Owners in his or their discretion dangerous or impossible for the Vessel to reach any such port of loading or discharge - the Charterers shall have the right to order the cargo or such part of it as may be affected to be loaded or discharged at any other safe port of loading or of discharge within the range of loading or discharging ports respectively established under the provisions of the Charter Party (provided such other ports is not blockaded or that entry thereto or loading or discharge of cargo thereat is not in the Master’s or Owner’s discretion dangerous or prohibited). If in respect of a port of discharge no orders be received from the Charterers within 48 hours after they or their agents have received from the Owners a request for the nomination of a substitute port, the Owners shall then be at liberty to discharge the cargo at any safe port which they or the Master may in their or his discretion decide on (whether within the range of discharging ports established under the provisions of the Charter Party or not) and such discharge shall be deemed to be due fulfillment of the contract or contracts of affreightment so far as cargo so discharged is concerned. In the event of the cargo being loaded or discharged at any such other port within the respective range of loading or discharging ports established under the provisions of the Charter Party, the Charter Party shall be read in respect of freight and all other conditions whatsoever as if the voyage performed were that originally designated. In the event, however, that the Vessel discharges the cargo at a port outside the range of discharging ports established under the provisions of the Charter Party, freight shall be paid as for the voyage originally designated and all extra expenses involved in reaching the actual port of discharge and or discharging the cargo thereat shall be paid by the Charterers or Cargo Owners. In the latter event the Owners shall have a lien on the cargo for all such extra expenses.

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Sources: Charter Agreement

War Risks. (a) If any port of loading or of discharge named in this Charter Party or to which the Vessel may properly be ordered pursuant to the terms of the Bills of Lading be blockaded, or or (b)If b) If owing to any war, hostilitieshostilitie, warlike operations, civil war, civil commotions, revolutions or the operation of international law (a) entry to any such port of loading or of discharge or the loading or discharge of cargo at any such port be considered by the Master or Owners in his or their discretion dangerous or prohibited or (b) it be considered by the Master or Owners in his or their discretion dangerous or impossible for the Vessel to reach any such port of loading or discharge - the Charterers shall have the right to order the cargo or such part of it as may be affected to be loaded or discharged at any other safe port of loading or of discharge within the range of loading or discharging ports respectively established under the provisions of the Charter Party (provided such other ports port is not blockaded or that entry thereto or loading or discharge of or cargo thereat is not in the Master’s or Owner’s discretion dangerous or prohibited). If in respect of a port of discharge no orders be received from the Charterers within 48 hours after they or their agents have received from the Owners a request for the nomination of a substitute port, the Owners shall then be at liberty to discharge the cargo at any safe port which they or the Master may in their or his discretion decide on (whether within the range of discharging ports established under the provisions of the Charter Party or not) and such discharge shall be deemed to be due fulfillment of the contract or contracts of affreightment so far as cargo so discharged is concerned. In the event of the cargo being loaded or discharged at any such other port within the respective range of loading or discharging ports established under the provisions of the Charter Party, the Charter Party shall be read in respect of freight and all other conditions whatsoever as if the voyage performed were that originally designated. In the event, however, that the Vessel discharges the cargo at a port outside the range of discharging ports established under the provisions of the Charter Party, freight shall be paid as for the voyage originally designated and all extra expenses involved in reaching the actual port of discharge and or discharging the cargo thereat shall be paid by the Charterers or Cargo Owners. In the latter event the Owners shall have a lien on the cargo for all such extra expenses. (c) The Vessel shall have liberty to comply with any directions or recommendations as to departure, arrival, routes, ports of call, stoppages, destinations, zones, waters, delivery or in any otherwise whatsoever given by the government of the nations under whose flag the Vessel sails or any other government or local authority including any de faco government or local authority or by any person or body acting or purporting to act as or with the authority of any such government or authority or by any committee or person having under the terms of the war risks insurance on the vessel the right to give any such directions or recommendations. If by reason of or in compliance with any such directions or recommendations, anything is done or is not done such shall not be deemed a deviation. If by reason of or in compliance with any such direction or recommendation the Vessel does not proceed to the port or ports of discharge originally designated or to which she may have been ordered pursuant to the terms of the Bills of Lading, the Vessel may proceed to any safe port of discharge which the Master or Owners in his or their discretion may decide on and there discharge the cargo. Such discharge shall be deemed to be due fulfillment of the contract or contracts of affreightment and the Owners shall be entitled to freight as if discharge has been effected at the port or ports originally designated or to which the vessel may have been ordered pursuant to the terms of the Bills of Lading. All extra expenses involved in reaching and discharging the cargo at any such other port of discharge shall be paid by the Charterers and/or Cargo Owners and the Owners shall have a lien on the cargo for freight and all such expenses.

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Sources: Tanker Voyage Charter Party

War Risks. (a) If The master shall not be required or bound to sign bills of lading for any port of loading place which in his or of discharge named in this Charter Party Owner’s reasonable opinion is dangerous or to which impossible for the Vessel may properly be ordered pursuant to the terms of the Bills of Lading be blockaded, enter or (b)If reach owing to any blockade, war, hostilities, warlike operations, civil war, civil commotionscommotions or revolutions. Execution version re Hull 1689 SPECIFIC TERMS IN THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN REDACTED BECAUSE CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR THOSE TERMS HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THE REDACTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN SEPARATELY FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, revolutions AND THE TERMS HAVE BEEN MARKED AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE WITH FIVE ASTERISKS (*****). (b) If in the reasonable opinion of the master or Owner it becomes, for any of the reasons set out in Clause 38(a) or by the operation of international law (a) entry to any such port of loading or of discharge or the loading or discharge of cargo at any such port be considered by the Master or Owners in his or their discretion dangerous law, dangerous, impossible or prohibited or (b) it be considered by the Master or Owners in his or their discretion dangerous or impossible for the Vessel to reach any such port of loading or enter, or to load or discharge - cargo at, any place to which the Charterers Vessel has been ordered pursuant to this Charter (a “place of peril”), then Charterer or its agents shall be immediately notified by telex or radio messages, and Charterer shall thereupon have the right to order the cargo, or such part of it as may be affected, to be loaded or discharged, as the case may be, at any other place within the trading limits of this Charter (provided such other place is not itself a place of peril). If any place of discharge is or becomes a place of peril, and no orders have been received from Charterer or its agents within ***** hours after dispatch of such messages, then Owner shall be at liberty to discharge the cargo or such part of it as may be affected to be loaded or discharged at any other safe port of loading or of discharge within the range of loading or discharging ports respectively established under the provisions of the Charter Party (provided such other ports is not blockaded or that entry thereto or loading or discharge of cargo thereat is not in the Master’s or Owner’s discretion dangerous or prohibited). If in respect of a port of discharge no orders be received from the Charterers within 48 hours after they or their agents have received from the Owners a request for the nomination of a substitute port, the Owners shall then be at liberty to discharge the cargo at any safe port place which they Owner or the Master master may in their its or his discretion decide on (whether select within the range trading limits of discharging ports established under the provisions of the this Charter Party or not) and such discharge shall be deemed to be due fulfillment of the contract or contracts of affreightment Owner’s obligations under this Charter so far as the cargo so discharged is concerned. In . (c) The Vessel shall have liberty to comply with any directions or recommendations as to departure, arrival, routes, ports of call, stoppages, destinations, zones, waters, delivery or in any other wise whatsoever given by the event government of the cargo being loaded Flag State or discharged at any other government or local authority or by any person or body acting or purporting to act as or with the authority of any such other port within the respective range of loading government or discharging ports established local authority including any de facto government or local authority or by any committee or person having under the provisions terms of the Charter Partywar risks insurance on the Vessel the right to give any such directions or recommendations. If by reason of or in compliance with any such directions or recommendations anything is done or is not done, such shall not be deemed a deviation. If by reason of or in compliance with any such direction or recommendation the Vessel does not proceed to any place of discharge to which she has been ordered pursuant to this Charter, the Charter Party Vessel may proceed to any place which the master or Owner in his or its discretion select and there discharge the cargo or such part of it as may be affected. Such discharge shall be read in respect deemed to be due fulfillment of freight and all other conditions whatsoever Owner’s obligations under this Charter so far as if the voyage performed were that originally designated. In the eventcargo so discharged is concerned; provided, however, that the Vessel discharges the cargo at a port outside the range of discharging ports established under the provisions Owner shall use reasonable endeavors to advise Charterer of the Charter Party, freight shall be paid as for the voyage originally designated and all extra expenses involved in reaching the actual port proposed alternative place of discharge and or discharging shall, insofar as is practicable in the cargo thereat circumstances, take into consideration any alternative proposal of Charterer. Charterer shall be paid by the Charterers or Cargo Ownersprocure that all bills of lading issued under this Charter shall contain clauses consistent with Conwartime 2004, and any amendments thereof. In the latter event the Owners shall have a lien on the cargo for all such extra expenses.Execution version re Hull 1689

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Sources: Time Charterparty (Hoegh LNG Partners LP)