Operation & Maintenance Agreements

Ship management agreements covering technical, crew and commercial management on SHIPMAN-standard and bespoke terms.

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Overview

Understanding Operation & Maintenance Agreements

Owners frequently outsource vessel operation to professional managers under ship management agreements (commonly BIMCO’s SHIPMAN). These cover technical management, crewing, maintenance, commercial management, budgets, performance standards and liability / indemnity allocation. We draft and negotiate management and O&M agreements for owners and managers.
What We Cover

Key Highlights

Technical, crew and commercial management scope
SHIPMAN and bespoke management agreements
Budgets, fees and performance standards
Maintenance, dry-docking and class compliance
Liability, indemnity and insurance allocation
Our Process

How We Help You

A straightforward, transparent path from first call to resolution.

1Scoping

Define the management scope and KPIs.

2Drafting

Prepare the management / O&M agreement and budgets.

3Mobilisation

Handover, crewing and ongoing reporting.

FAQs

Common Questions

Everything you need to know before you begin

BIMCO’s standard ship management agreement, widely used to engage third-party managers for technical, crew and commercial management.

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