Standard Charter Party Contracts in Ethiopia; The Law and Practice
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2020
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Charter parties are highly standardized contracts. Terms and conditions of the contract are
highly detailed and complicated. The role of the charterer is not limited to paying the agreed
freight rate. Even if the vessel is manned and navigated by the owner, the charterer has active
role in the commercial management of the ship and loading and unloading operations. The
Maritime code has contained age old provisions governing charterparties. All the charter parties
that has been concluded by Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics enterprise have never selected the
Ethiopian law and courts to govern the charters. They rather choose England Law and
Arbitration. The Compatibility of the code in governing standard charterparties, Main rights and
duties of Shipowner and Charterer in light of England law and Ethiopian law, and the practical
legal problems arising in relation to charters parties have been examined by this paper
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The Law and Practice