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HĐ Sample PT Extravaganza 7.09.23-Signed
HĐ Sample PT Extravaganza 7.09.23-Signed
(CONTRACT REFERENCE
NO: 001/ETALIA-GTJSC/IX/2023)
(H ereinafter ca ll ed "BUYER")
AND
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AND
The Se ller (ETALIA) AS JV PATHNERSHIP VIETINDO GROUP and the Buyer (G T J S C) may
individually be ref erred to as "Party" or collectively as the "Parti es" . This Agreement is made on
this day of 07 th Septembe r 2023 by the parti es as follow.
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 DEFINITION
c. "Coal" mea ns the commodity set out in Clause 3 complying with the specifi cat ion in Clause
7 or which is ot herwi se accepted by the Buyer.
d. "Dollars", "U S Dollars", "USO", "US$", 11 $11 , "Cents" wh ere used shall refer to the
cu rrency of the United States of America.
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g. Gross Calorific Valu e (ARB) mea ns GCV{ GAR) or Gro ss As Rece ived or as rece ived basis
and it should be rea d in th e sa me context in thi s agree ment.
h. "Lo ading Port" or ,, Port of loadin g "m ea ns th e on e (1) sa f e berth point at EWF Tal ang
duku, Jambi, Sumatra or Any Port in Jambi, Sumatra.
j. "Pri ce" shall m ea n th e pri ce for invoicing purp oses expresse d in US Do ll ars with any
ca lculated pri ce round ed up or down t o th e nea rest ce nt.
k. "kcal" mean s Kil oca lori e (s) as defin ed in th e "Intern ati onal Syst em of Units ".
I. " kg" m ea ns Kil ogram (s) as defin ed in "Intern ati onal Syst em of Units " .
o. "M aj o r Ind ones ian Holid ays" mea ns 2 days of ldul Fitri, 1 day of ldul Adha, 1 day of
Ind epend ence Day, 1 Day of Christm as Day, 1 Day of New Yea r' s Day
p. "Pratiqu e" mea ns permi ss ion t o do bu sin ess at a port by a ship th at has co mpli ed with all
app li ca bl e loca l hea lth regul ati ons.
q. "Sta t ement of Fact s" mea ns a st at em ent prepared by t he ship's age nt at th e port of
loa ding whi ch show s th e date and t im e of arr ival of th e vesse l and th e co mm ence m ent
and co mpl etion of loa din g. It det ail s th e qu ant ity of cargo loade d each day, th e hours
w orked, and t he hours stoppe d w ith th e reasons of st opp ages.
r. "Tim e Sheet" mea ns a docum ent wh ich reco rd s all dai ly part icul ars re latin g to th e loa ding
or dischargin g of ca rgo as w ell as th e durat ion of and reason fo r any sto pp age of w ork
and is use d as a basis for th e ca lcul ation of demurrage/di spat ch.
s. " W orkin g Da y" m ea ns a day upon whi ch bu sin ess is regul arly transact ed and unl ess
express ly st ate d, th e t erm " day" shall be dee med t o m ea n " ca lend ar day" .
t. "Weat her W orking Day" m ea ns any peri od of 24 co nsecutive hours during whi ch w ea th er
permits shi p-load ing operati ons.
u. " WWDSH IN C" W ea th er W orking Day Sun day and Holi day in cluded (n ot inclu ded M aj or
Ind onesian holidays) mea ns day of 24 co nsecut ive hours in cl ud in g Sunday and Holiday on
whi ch w ork in loa din g coa l on boa rd a vesse l may be ca rri ed out wit hout loss of tim e du e
t oth e w ea th er.
1.2 INTERPRETATI ON
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In thi s Agree ment, unl ess th e cont ext oth erwi se requires :
(a) A fraction of a ce nt in any calculati on shall be round ed up to th e nearest ce nt
- if such fraction is on e half of a cent or more and shall be round ed down wh en
oth erwi se.
(b) A fracti on of a t onn e in any cal cul ation shall be round ed up to th e nea rest t onne
if such fracti on is on e half of a tonn e or more and shall be round ed down wh en
oth erwi se.
(c) recital s, headin gs and und erlining are for conveni ence only and do not affect
th e interpretati on of thi s Agree ment.
(f) An express ion importin g a natural perso n includ es any co rporati on or oth er
body co rporat e, partn ership, assoc iati on, publi c authority, tw o or more
perso ns havin g a j oint or co mm on interest, or any oth er lega l or co mm ercial
entity or und ertakin g.
(g) A ref erence to a Party to a docum ent includ es th at Party' s successo rs and
permitt ed ass igns.
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(h) Ref erence t o any st atute or st atutory provi sion includ es a ref erence t o that
st atute or st atutory provi sion as from tim e to tim e amend ed, ext end ed or re-
enact ed and shall includ e all by-law s, in strum ents, ord ers rul es and reg ulati on
made th ere und er .
(i) All sched ul e, att achm ents and ann exure heret o fo rm part of thi s Agree ment.
(j) Any ref erence t o a dat e or tim e is a ref erence t o t hat dat e or tim e in w est ern
Ind onesia.
3. COMMODITY
St ea m Coa l of Ind onesian Ori gin
4. PLACE OF LOADING
The pl ace of loa ding fo r each delivery und er this Agree ment shall be th e one (1) saf e
berth at EWF Talang duku, Jambi,Sumatra or Any Jetty in Jambi, Sum atra in
Ind onesia.
5. QUANTITY
The total quantity of coa l agreed to be sold by the Se ll er to the Buyer hereunder 1 (one)
shipments of 8,000 Metric Tonne ("M T") +/-10%.
6. DELIVERY
6.1 SELLER shall deliver the quantity of Coal mentioned in Clause 5 herein to the BUYER in
accordance with the following schedule:
7. SPECIFICATION
7.1 The typical specification of the Coal to be delivered under this Agreement for shipment
stated in Clause 6 above as per ASTM standards is as follows:
7.2 Seller and Buyer agree and accepts all parameter specification as above, especially for
GCVba sed on GAR basis. The Buyer is aware of the cargo condition and quality and
has done physical in spection prior to the shipment.
8 PRICE
8.1 The ba se price ofthe Shipment/Delivery is based on CFR to Go Gia, Vung Tau, Vietnam
at one (1) safe loading point at EWF Talang duku, Jambi,Sumatra,lndonesia or a Seller
appointed Any Jetty in Sumatra, Indonesia to be nominated later, as per follows :
The price:
CFR GAR 3400 is USD 40,50/MT- fixed (Fourty point fifty United States Dollarsper
Metric Ton). In which FOB 28.00/MT + Freight 12.50/MT
8.2 The above-mentioned price is valid only if the coal is delivered and taken by the BUYER
according to the delivery schedule mentioned in Clause 6.1, unless otherwise agreed
by both PARTIES .
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9 PRICE ADJUSTM ENTS - PENALTI ES/BONUS ON COAL QUALITY
9. 1 Penalti es / Bo nu ses fo r qu alit y will be base d on Ce rtifi cate of An alysis at th e Loading
Port iss ued by an Ind epend ent Surveyor to be agree d by all parti es at th e tim e of
execution of thi s Agree ment for th e fo ll owin g items:
If t he GCV (ARB ) is below 3,400 Kca l/Kg, th en th e FOB pri ce will be adjust ed pro
rata with th e fo ll owin g fo rmul a:
Adju st ed CFR Price= [Act ual GROSS CALORI FIC VALU E (A RB)/3,400] * CF R base
pri ce
FINAL CFR PRI CE = EQUAL TO ADJU STM ENT FO B PRI CE+ FREIGHT
If th e Ce rtifi ed GCV supplied is be low th e rej ection limit , th e Buyer shall have th e
right to rej ect t he ca rgo or renegoti ate th e pri ce base d on multi ple rates of penalt y
t o be mut ually agree d.
Th ere is no bonu s fo r any actu al GCV (GAR) above 3,450 Kcal/kg. If actu al
GCV( GAR) is above 3,45 0 Kca l/kg, th en it shall be treated as 3,450 Kca l/kg.
Tota l Sul phur w ould be guaranteed at 0.6 % over whi ch, a pe nalt y of US$0.15
w oul d be app lie d per 0.1% (fractions pro-rata ) t ill rej ection lim it, on whi ch
rej ection or renegotiation shall fo ll ow th e prin ciples set out in ca lorifi c valu e
point (a) above.
(d) The Net Invoice Price shall be t he adj usted pri ce as reduced by pe nalt ies or
in creased by bonu ses, if any
9.2 Rejection
(a) In case the qua lity of any shi pme nt of t he Coa l determ ined by PT. SGS Indonesia
Surveyor at Loading Po rt fa ils to meet any one or more of the specifi cat ions set
fo rth in Art icle 7.1, th e BU YER shall have t he right to reject such shi pment by
deliverin g a writte n notice to t hat effect wit hin 2 (t w o) W orkin g Da ys of rece ipt
by th e BU YER of t he Ce rtificate of Ana lysis.
(b) If t he BU YER elects or dete rmin e t o accept t he shipm ent t hat may be rej ecte d
pursuant t o Article 7.2 . (a) above, t he Pa rt ies shall in good fait h negot iate to
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agree t o a fa ir and reaso nabl e adjust ed pri ce in res pect of th e Coa l. If th e Pa rti es
are un abl e to agree on th e new pricin g of th e Coa l within a reaso nabl e tim e
frame, in any event not lat er th an 14 (fourtee n) days from co mm ence ment of
negoti ati ons, th e Parti es agree t o medi ati on by an ind epend ent t echnical expert
suitably experi enced and qu alified in th e fi eld of Coal qu ality app ointed by
mutu al agreem ent of th e Pa rt ies . Wh ere no reso lution ca n be reached by th e
Parti es, th e matter may be ref erred t o arbitrati on fo r a fin al and bindin g decision.
BUYER ca n se nd th eir represe ntative t o th e Loa din g Port t o witn ess th e loa ding
operati on, sa mpling and analysis of ca rgo, if required. BUY ER also ha s th e right
t o appoint th eir own in spect ion age ncy in co nsultati on with SE LLER at Loa ding
Po rt, how ever, th e result of such inspecti on shall be use d fo r ref erence purpose
only and shall not be use d fo r negotiati on. The BUYER and/ or its representatives
are not t o interfere wit h th e load ing operati ons and are req uired t o always
fo ll ow all sa f ety procedures. Ente rin g Sell er' s Faci lities are stri ctly at BU YER' s
own ri sk and expense. Se ll er shall not be held res ponsibl e fo r accide nts and/or
losses of any nature.
The sa mpl e shall be ext ract ed and analyze d in acco rd ance wit h ASTM sta nda rd s. The
ca rgo co m pos ite sa m ple shall be divided into 3 pa rts to provi de:
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The costs fo r sa mpling and analysis shall be fo r th e account of SELLER .
In t he event th at eit her Pa rt y w ishes to chall enge t he resu lt of any anal'ysis made
at th e Load ing Po rt, it shall do so wit hin 30 (th irty) days from date of Bill of Lading.
In such event th e Umpire Sa mpl e t aken at th e Loadin g Po rt shall be se nt to
mut ually acceptab le intern ationa lly recogn ized indepe nde nt comm ercial
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laborat ory (th e " Umpire Laborat ory"). Laborat ory shall perfo rm analysis of th e
specifi cati ons fo r th e param et ers requ est ed by th e Party ca ll ed for umpire
analysis and iss ue a ce rtifi ca t e (th e "Umpire Certificate") ce rtifyin g th e res ult of
such ana lysis. Umpire Sa mpl e from loading port shall be co uri ered, acco mpani ed
by Se ll er, t o be chall enge d by Ind epend ent Surveyor in a third co untry t o be
mutu ally agree d. Th e um pire analysis shall be fin al and bindin g on both Pa rti es.
Th e cost s and expe nses of such furth er analysis shall be born e by t he Pa rty requ estin g such
analysis. Both pa rt ies agree th at only th e pa ramete r( s) in dispu te shall be ret ested
Th e Se ll er shall arrange SGS Vi etn am Ltd agree d by th e Pa rti es, to t ake sa mpl es and perform
an average analysis in acco rd ance with th e res pective ASTM st andard s for th e t ot al qu ant ity
of th e coa l discharged out of vesse l at discharge port . Th e ce rtifi cat e of analysis shall det ail
th e results as defin ed in Articl e 7 and shall be basis for det ermin e penalt y amount as defin ed
in Articl e 9. Cost fo r t he Se ll er' s account
Th e average qu ality result fo r Gross Ca lorifi c Valu e (ARB ) betw ee n ce rt ifi ca t e of sa mpling and
analysis issued by SGS IN DO NES IA and SGS Vi et na m shall be fin al and bin ding fo r th e pa ym ent
of t he fin al invoice.
Any adju stm ent amount shall be settl ed outsid e L/C and th ro ugh TT.
11. W EIGHT DETERMINATION
11.1 The Se ll er shall app oint at th eir cost an PT. SGS Ind ones ia Surveyor mutu ally
agree d by both t he part ies, to perfo rm th e w eight det ermin ation at t he Loa ding
Po rt fo r th e barge in acco rd ance with this cl ause.
11.2 Th e w eight of each shipm ent of Coa l shall be det ermin ed to th e nea rest to ns of
w eight (m ass) by draft survey of ca rryin g ocea n ca rri er at th e Load in g Po rt co ndu ct ed
by ind epe nd ent surveyor. Se ll er shall pay t he cost of th e draft survey.
11.3 The PT. SGS Ind ones ia Surveyor appo inted as above shall issue a Ce rtifi cate of Weight
based on t he Load ing Port. Such w eight dete rmin atio n shall be fin al and binding upon
Se ll er and Buyer and it shall be th e bas is fo r set t lement und er t his Agreement,
un lessa n adju st ment is req uired pursuant t o Clause 9.
11.4 The Se ll er is responsible to loa d Buyer' s vesse l t o t he maximum saf e loa dabl e ca pac it y
of th e vesse l.
11.5 Should Se ll er lqad less t han t he minimum quantit y previ ously ag reed to l;> e loa ded as
advised by Buyer upo n vesse l nomin ation, t he Se ll er shall be liab le fo r vesse l dead
fre ight, if any, result ing from t he shortfa ll of load ing; how ever, shoul d t his short
qu ant ity be ca used by reaso ns beyond Se ll er's contro l, such as but not lim it ed to, t ide
co ndit ion, w eather co nditi on, w at er level, sa f ety reaso n, requ est of th e po rt or barge
maste r, th en Se ll er shall not be responsible fo r t he dea d freight
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bank .
acce ptabl e t o t he Se ll er and payabl e at sight at th e Se ller' s Bank counters aga in st
prese ntati on of th e doc um ents complyin g with th e Lett er of Credit and thi s
Agree ment.
12.2 Th e Buyer shall est ablish th e Irrevocabl e Documentary Letter of Credit in favor of
th e Sell er in United Stat es Dollars for total shipment value for each shipment,
including a plu s/minu s 10% loading tol erance within t en {10) working days before
th e fir st dayof layca n, unl ess ot herwise agreed.
12.3 All bank charges outsid e th e Buyer' s bank shall be bo rn e by th e Se ll er, and all charges
within th e Buyer' s bank are for th e Buyer' s acco unt.
12.4 Th e Se ll er shall prese nt th e foll owin g docum ents, t o Se ll er' s Ba nk, within 21 w orkin g
days from th e Bill(s) of Loa ding dat e t o th e Se ll er' s nomin at ed negoti ating bank for
paym ent of 100% of ca rgo valu e after pri ce adjustm ent, if any
(i) Se ll ers signed and st amped co mm erci al invoice in 1 ori gin al + 3 co pi es showin g
deta ils of ca lcul ation of GCV (ADB) and Ash and Tot al Sul phur paramet ers are below
or above as pe r specifi cat ion.
(ii) Full set of three (3) origin als and three (3) co pi es of cl ea n on boa rd Charter Party Bill
of Ladin g of th e vesse l, m ade out t o ord er, mark ed " Freight Pa yabl e as Per Chart er
Pa rty" and notify party advise d by th e Buyer
(iii) Ce rt ifi cat e of Sa m plin g and An alysis in 1 origin al + 3 cop ies iss ued by an ind epe nd ent
surveyor at loa ding port .
(iv) Ce rtifi ca t e of W eight in 1 ori gin al + 3 co pi es iss ued by an in de pend ent surveyor at
loa ding port .
(v) Draft Survey Repo rt in 1 ori gin al + 3 cop ies iss ued by th e ind epende nt surveyor at
loa ding port .
(vi) Ce rtifi ca t e of Hold clea nlin ess issued by th e ind epend ent surveyor at loa ding port .
(vii) Benefi ciary ce rt ifi cate t o ce rtify th at non-negoti ab le shi pp in g docum ents has been
se nt, by email of fax, t o t he buyer fo r revi ew within 5 workin g days afte r BL dat e.
12.7 Befo re th e com mence ment dat e of Coa l load ing t o vessel, SELLER shall iss ue to th e
BUYER Proform a Invo ice with th e fo ll owin g esse nt ial in fo rm ati on to be spec ified in
th e Profo rm a Invoice:
(a) Quantit y, whi ch shall ment ion as per Art icl e 6.1
(b) Unit Pri ce, whi ch shall be th e FOBT Pri ce as specified in Articl e 8 herein .
12.8 Wit hin 5 (five) W orking Day afte r th e co mplet ion dat e of Coa l Loa ding, SE LLE R shall
deliver to th e BUY ER by co uri er a co py of followin g docum ents:
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Certificate of Origin (COO) issued by the relevant Indonesian governmental.
authorityl (one) original and 2 (two) copies of Certificate of Origin)
All bank charges, fees and costs outside Vietnam in connection with the Letter of
Credit shall be for the account of SELLER. All bank charges, fees and costs in curred
at SELLER's negotiating Bank sha ll be for the account of SELLER.
Documents containing third pa rty shipper name other than the SELLER is acceptab le.
The Seller's bank shall irrevocably and unconditionally undertake to pay the Buyer
upon the Buyer's first written demand for payment by authenticated Swift message
from the Buyer's bank to the Seller's bank without protest and declaring that:
The draft Performance bond shall be confirmed by the Buyer before official
issuance.
Should the Seller fail to open the Performance Bond and produce its certified copy to the
Buyer by the deadline mentioned above, the Buyer shall have the right to suspend further
performance of its obligations and undertakings under the Contract: extend
deadline/stop/not to issue LC.
13 SHIPPING TERMS
{iii) A shipping age nt at Loa ding Port shall be app ointed by barge own er and
nomin at ed by se ll er. The BUYER or its age nt shall se nd noti ce in writin g t o th e
SE LLER on th e ETA of th e barge at th e Loa din g Port 7, 5, 3, 2, and 1 day{s) befo re
t he barge is exp ect ed t o arrive.
a. Both Pa rt ies agreed to set load ing rate at a minimum of 2,000MT PWWDS HIN C
(excl uding maj or In dones ian holi days such as 2 days of ldul Fitri, 1 day of ldul Adha,
1 day of Ind epend ence Da y, 1 day of New Yea r' s Da y and 1 day of Christmas day).
c. Th e SE LLER shall loa d th e barge at th e Load ing Po rt in compli ance all appli ca ble
law s, regulat ions and st anda rds from tim e to tim e issued and amended by any
relevant governm ental or other st atutory body or auth ority. Imm ed iately afte r th e
shipm ent has been loa ded t he SE LLER shall notify th e BUY ER. How ever, if th e ba rge
nomin ate d by BUYER, decl ared by Aut horit y not suitab le fo r load ing coa l, th en
BUY ER shall reimburse all cost s relat ed to ba rge loa ding.
{i) Once t he vesse l nomination has been granted, lay-days and t ot al ca rgo
est ablished, th e fo ll owin g proced ures should be applied.
• Upon signing of this Agree ment, t he Buyer will advise t he ETA of th e barge at
load ing port to t he Se ll er, approxim ate ca rgo qua ntity. How ever, t he stow age
plan and actual loadab le quant ity is subj ect to fina l confi rmat ion from shi p' s
mast er at latest as pe r ment ioned on 48 (fo rt y eight) hours ETA Notice.
• The Buyer shall give 7, 5, 3, 2 and 1 day{ s) act ua l ship' s not ice of arrival to t he
Sell er.
(ii) laytim e shall st art t o co unt 12 hours aft er NOR t end ered in free pratiqu e, unl ess
load ing is sooner co mm enced in w hich case actu al time used t o co unt.
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(iii) Unl ess oth erwi se agree d th e Se ll er shall be und er no obli gati on to acce pt
Notice of Rea din ess and to load th e vesse l pri or to comm ence ment of th e
· laycan. Only tim e actu ally use d for loading sh all count as laytim e until th e
comm ence ment of th e layca n. Actu al tim e use d for loadin g durin g turn tim e
shall co unt as laytim e.
(iv) If Noti ce of Rea din ess is given for th e barge after th e agree d layca n, or if th e
barge fa ils t o report to th e Se ll er, th e Se ll er' s obli gati on to loa d th e barge shall
be subj ect t o th e avail ability of berth and coa l. Th e Se ll er may be at its
discretion give priority to oth er barge for which Notice of Rea din ess to load
have bee n given within th eir res pective layca n, and whi ch have compli ed with
th e appli ca bl e reportin g provi sions. Laytim e and demurrage shall not run for
th e duration of any delay attribute to th e barge giving Notice of R_ea din ess after
expiry of its layca n or failin g to report in acco rd ance with th e declared ETA
not ices, t o th e Se ll er or its nomin at ed age nt. If Noti ce of Rea din ess is t end ered
and acce pted afte r th e agr ee d layca n has expired, th en only actu al tim e use d
for loadin g th e vesse l shall co unt as laytim e.
13.5 Shift in g
Th e Se ll er and th e Buyer may mutu ally agree t o shift th e barge t o a seco nd port of
loa din g. Shifting expenses, if any, shall be fo r th e Party' s account wh o requ est s th e
shiftin g. Th e tim e use d for shiftin g will be co unted as lay tim e if th e shiftin g is done at
th e in st ance of th e Se ll er.
De murrage/ Det ent ion f ee is m aximum USD 2,500.00 per day pro-rat a/no despat ch,
in lin e wit h th e charte r part y agree ment wit h th e barge operat ors/ own ers. •
The own er/M ast er/age nt of th e barge nomin ated t o Se ller by Buyer shall declare th e
stow age pl an t o Sell er/ th eir age nt by e-m ail/fax, pri or t o 48 (fo rty eight) hours of
barge' s arrival at loa ding port . Once th e st ow age pl an is decl ared, th e Se ll er ,shall loa d
coa l as pe r th e quantity decl ared in th e stow age plan. Fo r any shortage . qu antit y
loa ded, th e Se ll er shall pay dea d freight whi ch shall be ca lcul at ed by mult iplying th e
short quantity by th e freight of th e barge nominat ed t o th e Se ll er. How ever, should
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thi s short quantity is caus ed by reason s beyond Se ll er' s control, such as but not
limited to, tid e conditi on, w eath er condition, wat er level, safety reas on, requ est of
th e port or barge m ast er, th en Se ll er shall not be res pon sibl e for th e dead freight
{i) Laytim e ca lcul ati on will be made by th e Sell er/Buyer base d on St at ement of
Fact s {SO F} iss ued by th e nomin at ed age nts in th e loa din g port and th e t erm s
in Charter Party for th e barge. Th e demurrage / dea d freight t o be settl ed wit hin
20 days aft er co mpl eti on of loa ding by bot h th e Buyer and th e Sell er.
{ii) Th e Buyer ca n se nd th eir represe ntative to th e loa ding port to witn ess th e
loadin g operati on, Sa mpling and analysis of ca rgo, if required at th e Buyer' s
own cost and ri sk
{iii) Laytim e shall be cease d t o co unt upon co mpl eti on of loa ding whi ch providin g
th at free tim e at maximum of 12 hours of t ot al export docum ents co mpl eti on
of loa ding.
13.10 Ot hers
a) Subst ituti on of a nomin at ed barge is all ow ed, subj ect t o approval by th e Se ll er whi ch
should not unreaso nabl e withh eld, with co mpl et e det ails t o be provid ed t o t he sell er
not less th an five {05 } days pri o r to ETA of origin ally nomin at ed vesse l, how ever such
ETA mu st not be ea rli er or lat er th an ori gin al ETA decl ared. Quantity whi ch ca n be
t aken by th e substitut ed vesse l t o be equivalent +/- 10% of ori gin ally nomin at ed
barge . th e substituti on is t o be simil ar t o th at of th e origin ally nomin ate d vesse l and
barge 's pa rt icul ars shall not devi at e from th e origin ally nominate d vesse l.
• b) Shoul d t he perfo rmin g barge be with drawn with out .substit ution or rep lace d beyond
t he layca n dat e or delayed du e t o reaso ns in co ntro l of Buyer beyond th e layca n dat es
th en t he BUYER will co mpensat e all lost, in cl uding, bu t not limite d th e loss fo r
storage expenses, in surance premium, and any oth er costs sust ain ed at th e loa din g
port. Paym ent of expenses shall be affect ed aga inst presentati on of th e ori gin al
shi pp in g docum ents.
Any tim e lost by reaso n of any of foll owin g {wh eth er or not th e vesse l is alrea dy on
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demurrage ) shall not be co unted as laytim e or for demurrage :
a) Restri ction s impose d by Own er, Charterer or M ast er of th e barge.
d) Un -permittin g w eat her, tid e, and or other natural co nditions, subj ect t o barge not
bein g on demurrage . Laytim e shall co mm ence aga in wh en w eath er is fin e, and
co ndition s are sa f e and permittin g.
f) Any oth er delay attributabl e t o th e barge or th e age nts, se rvants or ind epend ent
co nt ract ors of th e Buyer.
Shore Labour Overtim e at loa ding port and relat ed extra expenses shall be t o th e acco unt of th e
Se ll er unl ess ord ered by Buyer or durin g down tim e. barge's offi ce rs and crew overt im e shall
alwaysbe born e by t he barge.
14. CARGO RI SK
Th e ri sk of loss or damage t o coa l shall pass from t he Se ll er t o th e Buyer from th e tim e
th e coa l passes th e vessel' s sid eboa rd at th e Loa ding Po rt .
15. TITLE
15. 1 Th e Se ll ers represents and w arrants th at it has good titl e t o all th e coa l t o be sold
und er t his Agree ment, free and cl ea r of all cl aims and encum brances.
All im port dut ies, levi es, du es etc. on th e im po rted mat eri al from th e vesse l if any at
discharge port shall be t o Buyer's acco unt. All t axes, dut ies, export t ax, levi es, et c. on
load ing goods in th e co untry of ori gin/ load in g !o be at Se ll er's account.
17. NOTICES
17.1 Any noti ces, decl arations, invoices and oth er co mmuni cat ions whi ch eit her Pa rty may
be required to give or make t o th e oth er Part y, unl ess oth erwi se specifi ca lly provi ded
herein, shall be in writ ing and shall be suffi ciently given or made if delivered by hand
or se nt by post, post age paid or by facs imil e, t o t he address specifi ed below .'
17.2 Any notices, declaration s and oth er co mmuni cation s given or made by post shall be
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dee med to have bee n given or mad e on th e 7th (seventh) bu sin ess day aft er th e day
of po sta ge and if given or mad e by facsimil e shall be dee med to have bee n given or
made · on th e bu sin ess day followin g th at on which th e fa cs imil e w as se nt. Th e
addresses of th e parti es are" -
AND
(b) Neith er pa rt y shall be liabl e fo r any fa ilure to co mply wit h its obligat ions und er
t his Agree m ent t o th e exte nt of and fo r t he durati on th at t he event of Fo rce
M aj eure delays or prevents perform ance; and
(c) Unl ess ot herwi se ag ree d in writin g, neith er party shall be obliged t o m ake up
any defi ciencies in de liveri es to th e extent any deliveri es w ere pr evente d.
18.4 If any event of Force M aj eure shall have co nt inu ed for a peri od of t hirt y (30) days
beyond t he origin al shipping pe ri od fo r th e qu ant it y co nce rn ed, t he pa rt ies shall meet
and discuss th e desirab ilit y of ca nce lling t he shi pments co nce rn ed or likely t o be
co nce rn ed and fa iling any ag ree ment rega rding t he sa m e, th e pa rty not im pe ded by
t he event of Force M aj eure m ay ca nce l such non-s hip ped quant ity by dispatching
noti ce of ca nce llation by e-mail or facs imile and co nfirm ed by registered mail within fiftee n
(15) days after t he t ermin ation of th e period of th e sa id t hirty (30) days herein referred to.
19.1 This Agree ment shall be govern ed by and co nstru ed in acco rda nce wit h th e law of
Singapore.
19.2 Any co ntroversy or cl aim arisin g out of or relatin g to t his Agree ment shall be sett led
ami cab ly by t he Pa rt ies. If t he Pa rti es are un ab le to settle am icab ly, t hen it shall be
sett led under t he SIAC Rul es by one arb it rator appo inted in acco rda nce wit h t he sa id
rul es. The proceed in gs shall t ake place in Singapore and shall be cond uct ed in
Singapo re. Th e decision of t he Tri bun al of arbit ration shall be fin al and bind ing.
19.3 The pa rt ies are t o agree t o th e choice of one arbit rato r wit hin seven (7) days of th e
co mm ence ment of arbit ration proceed ings fa iling whi ch th e Chairm an of t he SIAC
shall procee d to appo int one arbit rator solely.
19.4 The los in g pa rt y shall bea r all cost and expenses of arbitratio n procee dings inclu ding
lega l fees.
20.2 This Agree ment is to remain co nfid ent ial betwee n th e Parti es wh o shall not disclose
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any pa rt of thi s Agree m ent to any third parti es unl ess auth ori ze d by th e Parti es . Each
Pa rty ag rees not t o discl ose t o t hird parti es all co nfid ent ial info rm ati on rece ived fro m
th e oth er Party. Th e above obligati ons shall rem ain in force during th e t erm of thi s
Agree ment and for a peri od of one (1) yea r from th e dat e, of its expiry ortermin ati on.
21. NO WAIVER
Except as herein otherwi se specifi ca lly provid ed t he fa ilure of eith er part y t o in sist on
stri ct pe rfo rm ance of any provi sions of t his Agreement or t o take advantage of any
ri ght hereun de r, shall not be co nstru ed as a w aiver of such provi sions or ri ght of
subse qu ent perform ance th ereof .
22. INSURAN CE
22. 1 The Se ll er shall be responsible fo r all insurances from de livery loa ding port of barge unt il
to destin ation load ing point (i .e., th e mother vesse l) .
22.2 Th e Buyer bea rs t he expense to procure a policy wi t h a first -class M arin e Insurance
In st it ute to cover ONE HUN DRED and TE N PERCE NT (110%) of t he valu e of ca rgo. The
insurance po licy will cover all ri sk or loss or da mage to the sa id ca rgo, inclu ding w ar,
hij ackin g, exp los ion, etc., fro m t he tim e t he coa l passed at t he load ing port. (i .e., t he
mother vesse l)
23 . AM ENDM ENTS
Any m odifi cat ion, am endm ent of or sup plement t o thi s Ag ree ment shall not be vali d
and bin din g unl ess made in writ ing and duly executed by t he Pa rti es.
24 . ASSIGM ENTS
Neit her Pa rt y shall assign any ri ghts or ob ligat ion un der thi s agree ment wit hout the
pri or writ t en co nse nt of the other Pa rt y.
25.1 Non-Payment
Fa ilure by t he Defa ulti ng Pa rty to pay on th e due date any amount pa yable pursuant
to t his Agreement whi ch is not rectified withi n five (5) w orking days of such fa il ure
bein g notifi ed to t he Defa ult in g Party by t he other pa rty to t his Agreement.
25.3 If at any t ime an Event of Defa ult with res~ect to th e Defau lt ing Pa rt y has occurred ,
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t he oth er party m ay, in its so le discreti on and with out prejudice t o all oth er ri ghts
und er thi s Agree ment, by noti ce in writin g t o t he Defaultin g Party: -
(b) withh old any paym ent du e t o th e Defa ulting Pa rty until such Event of Defa ult
is cured; and / or
(c) suspe nd pe rfo rm ance of its obligations under this Agree ment until such Event
of Default is cured; and/ o r
(d) Dec lare th at all amounts accru ed or outst anding und er thi s Agree ment be
imm ed iat ely du e and payabl e, with out any set -off, dedu ct ions or
co untercl aims, includin g any costs and lega l or oth er expenses, wh ereupon
th eyshall become imm ediat ely du e and payabl e in United St at es Do ll ars
This co ntract inclu des all ag reements, pro mises and un de rsta ndings of th e pa rt ies
co nce rnin g t he subj ect Articl es, and shall and does sup erse de any and all pri or discussions,
agree ments and un de rst andin gs betwee n th e parti es.
IN WITNESS WH EREOF, th e Pa rti es heret o have executed thi s Agreement in 2 cop ies as of th e
dat e first writte n above.
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