论定期租船合同中的船速与燃油消耗量条款

船速与燃油消耗量条款是定期租船合同中的一个重要而且容易引起纠纷的条款。本文从此条款的法律性质、衡量出租人违反此条款与否的客观标准、因出租人违约而承租人进行索赔的原则三个方面详细阐述此条款。

On Clause of the Speed and Fuel Consumption in Time Charter Party

The clause of the speed and fuel consumption in the time charter party is an important and easy to cause disputes. This article expounds the clause from three aspects which are the legal nature of the clause, the objective standards of adjusting whether the ship owner breaks the clause or not, and the principles which the charterer makes claims against the ship owner due to the ship owner's default. The article will be of great help for the two parties of the time charter party to appoint and apply the clause.