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Geographical ranges

As indicated above, geographical ranges frequently causes problems although a particular range, for instance, “Continent” may seem obvious to everyone, but which may
nevertheless create problems as to precisely which area is encompassed in this range.

BIMCO has drafted a set of Definitions of Geographical Ranges which, when incorporated in the particular contract ought to minimise the risk of becoming entangled in disputes on
this point:

“Scandinavia”
shall mean ports or places situated in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, including islands within the Baltic Sea.

“Baltic”
shall mean ports or places situated in the Baltic and adjacent waters south of a line drawn from Falsterbo to the 55 deg. latitude on the east coast of Moen, following the 55 deg.
latitude west to the east coast of Jutland.

“U.K.”
shall mean ports or places situated in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

“Continent”
shall mean ports or places situated on the Coast of the European Continent, from Hamburg in the north to Bordeaux in the south, both inclusive, also including Rouen.

“A.R.A.” (“Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Antwerp”)

shall mean the ports of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp.

“Skaw/Cape Passero”
shall mean ports or places situated on the Coast of the European Continent, including Rouen, from Skaw in the north to Cape Passero in the south east, Cape Passero being the
easternmost point, thus including Western Mediterranean ports, Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica and Malta, but excluding the North African Coast and the Adriatic Sea.

“Mediterranean”
shall mean ports or places situated in the Mediterranean Sea, from the Strait of Gibraltar in the west to the Dardanelles in the north east, thus including the Adriatic Sea and the
Aegean Sea, but excluding the Suez Canal. The dividing line in the west shall be a line drawn from Gibraltar in the north to Ceuta in the south, both inclusive. The dividing line in
the north east shall be the western entrance to the Dardanelles.

“West Med.” (“West Mediterranean”)

shall mean ports or places situated in the Mediterranean Sea, from the Strait of Gibraltar in the west to Cape Passero in the east. The dividing line in the west shall be a line drawn
from Gibraltar in the north to Ceuta in the south, both inclusive. The dividing line in the east shall be a line drawn from Cape Passero in the north to, and excluding, Misurata in the
south, thus including the north coast and the south west coast of Sicily.

“East Med.” (“East Mediterranean”)

shall mean ports or places Situated in the Mediterranean Sea, from Cape Passero in the west to the Dardanelles in the north east. The dividing line in the west shall be a line
drawn from Cape Passero in the north to, and including, Misurata in the south, thus including the east coast of Sicily and the Adriatic Sea. The dividing line in the north east shall
be the western entrance to the Dardanelles, thus including the Aegean Sea.

“West Coast Africa”

shall mean ports or places situated on the West Coast of Africa, from Dakar in the north to Douala in the south, both inclusive, including Fernando Po, but excluding Cape Verde
Islands.

“East Coast Africa”

shall mean ports or places situated on the East Coast of Africa, from Cape Guardafui in the north to, and including. Maputo in the south, including Zanzibar.

“Southern Africa”
shall mean ports or places situated on the South Coast of Africa, from Maputo in the east to Lüderitz in the west, both exclusive.

“Red Sea”
shall mean ports or places situated in the Red Sea, from Suez in the north to the Strait of Bab el Mandeb in the south, thus including the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba.

“PG” (“Persian Gulf”) or “AG” (“Arabian Gulf”)

shall mean ports or places situated in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, including Shatt Al Arab, not above Basrah. The dividing line in the south shall be a line drawn from, and including,
Bandar Abbas to the northernmost point of the Musandam Peninsula.

“West Coast India”

shall mean ports or places situated on the West Coast of India, from, and including, Kandla in the north to Cape Comorin in the south.

“East Coast India”

shall mean ports or places situated on the East Coast of India, from, and including, Calcutta in the north to Cape Comorin in the south, excluding Sri Lanka.

“Far East”
shall mean ports or places situated on the Mainland Coast, from Myanmar in the south west up to, and including, Vostochny in the north east, thus including Singapore and
including the whole of Japan, The Philippines, China (Taipei), Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

“Singapore/Japan”
shall mean ports or places situated in the Far East, from Singapore in the south through the South China Sea to Japan in the north, thus including Singapore, The Philippines,
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