Time charters have been built to endure a lot. After all, their essential structure has remained unchanged for more than a century.
But they were not built for the International Maritime Organization’s Carbon Intensity Indicator.
The CII is seen as a potential spark that could ignite litigation between shipowners and their time charter counterparties, although it will depend on how much weight the regulation’s carbon intensity ratings ultimately have in shipping markets.
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