SHELLVOY 6
Shell's tanker voyage form of 2005: the berth charter structure, Part III country clauses, and the laytime commencement machinery.
SHELLVOY 6 is Shell’s standard tanker voyage charter party, issued in 2005. It is the oil-major counterpart to ASBATANKVOY and is used on Shell and Shell-related voyage fixtures.
SHELLVOY 6 is drafted as a berth charter, so the ship must generally reach the berth before laytime can begin, which is a materially different starting point from a port charter and shifts waiting time risk toward the owner. The form carries its own laytime commencement machinery and a set of country-specific provisions, and it is normally fixed with additional Shell clauses that vary the printed terms.
The full article will cover the form clause by clause, the berth charter consequence for notice of readiness and laytime, the demurrage and time bar provisions, the pumping and heating obligations, and how SHELLVOY 6 compares with ASBATANKVOY on risk allocation.