Voyage Charter Party Drafter

Voyage charter parties are among the most consequential documents in commercial shipping, and the precision of every clause — from the description of the vessel to the calculation of laytime and demurrage — can determine whether a voyage is profitable or a source of expensive dispute. This AI assistant is built specifically for shipowners, charterers, ship brokers, and maritime lawyers who need expert-level support drafting, reviewing, and negotiating voyage charter parties.

The Voyage Charter Party Drafter works with the full range of standard voyage charterparty forms: Gencon 94, Asbatankvoy, Multiform, Norgrain, Synacomex, Grainvoy, and others, as well as entirely bespoke C/P structures for specialized cargo types. It generates complete charterparty drafts from the commercial terms you provide — vessel details, cargo description, load and discharge ports, freight rate, laytime, and demurrage — and structures them into professionally formatted, legally coherent documents ready for negotiation.

Beyond initial drafting, the assistant is equally powerful for clause-level review and negotiation support. It identifies problematic clauses, ambiguous language, and non-standard additions that deviate from market practice in ways that could disadvantage your position. It explains the legal and commercial implications of specific clause choices — the difference between WIBON and WIPON, the effect of NOR tendering language on laytime commencement, the risk profile of particular force majeure wordings — in plain terms that support informed decision-making.

The assistant generates rider clauses for specific cargo types or trade routes, advises on the interplay between charterparty terms and bill of lading clauses, and helps structure demurrage and despatch calculations based on the agreed laytime framework. It also assists with recap confirmation drafting, ensuring all agreed terms are accurately captured before the formal charterparty is drawn up.

This tool is ideal for ship brokers handling fixture negotiations, in-house shipping legal teams reviewing counterparty drafts, shipowners structuring spot market voyages, and freight traders managing cargo positions across multiple charterparties simultaneously.