Commentaries On BIMCO SHIPSALE 22 Standard Contract in Second-Hand Ship Sale and Purchase

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 61 - 99, 31.12.2024

Fatih Bugra Erdem

Abstract

SHIPSALE 22, the draft ship sale contract published by the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) in 2022, is commonly argued to meet most of the changing needs in maritime trade. In the previous forms used, especially to incorporate new developments into the draft contract, many additional clauses are required to be added to reach an agreement. In particular, contracts were almost rewritten in order to respond to many concerns and advancements, such as COVID-19 and the proliferation of electronic closing/signatures. Based on all these needs, BIMCO has introduced a new alternative in smart contract format that can be used in the purchase and sale of second-hand ships. This study aims to interpret the second-hand ship sale process, and the legal considerations in this regard, especially case-by-case analysis of provisions of the SHIPSALE 22 by comparing them with previous similar contract formats.

Keywords

Second-hand Ship Sale, SHIPSALE 22, BIMCO

İkinci El Gemi Alım Satımlarında BIMCO SHIPSALE 22 Tip Sözleşmesinin Yorumlanması

Abstract

2022 yılında Baltık ve Uluslararası Denizcilik Konseyi BIMCO tarafından yayımlanan gemi satış sözleşmesi taslağının (SHIPSALE 22) deniz ticaretinde değişen ihtiyaçların büyük bir kısmını karşıladığı yönünde yaygın bir kanı hakim olmuştur. Kullanılan önceki formlarda özellikle yeni gelişmelerin sözleşme taslağına dahil edilebilmesi için ek olarak birçok madde eklenerek taraflar mutabakat kurabilmekteydi. Bilhassa COVID-19 gibi olağanüstü durumlar söz konusu olduğunda veya ticari hayatta kullanılan elektronik imza vb. birçok yeniliğe cevap verilebilmesi amacıyla sözleşmeler neredeyse yeniden yazılmaktaydı. Tüm bu ihtiyaçlara binaen BIMCO tarafından ikinci el gemilerin alım satımlarında kullanılabilecek akıllı sözleşme formatında yeni bir alternatif sunulmuştur. Bu çalışmada ikinci el gemi alım satım süreci, bu hususta hukuki açıdan dikkat edilmesi gerekenler, özellikle SHIPSALE 22 hükümlerinin tümünün yorumlanması ve önceki benzer sözleşme formatlarıyla karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır.

Keywords

İkinci El Gemi Satışı, SHIPSALE 22, BIMCO

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