A letter of indemnity does not need to be printed and signed to be valid and binding – in some trades it is common for charterparties to contain clauses that allow letters of indemnity to be ‘invoked’ by the charterer in an email. Whilst it does save time and administration, these clauses and their invocation do require some thought and care.
Please see attached file for details.
谨慎起草租约中的保函启用条款，避免日后承担意外之责
保函（letter of indemnity）无需打印和签署，即可产生效力及约束力——租约中包含“允许租船人在电子邮件中‘通过援引条款的方式启用（invoke）’保函”，是一些交易中的常见做法。尽管这一安排确实节省了时间，减少了行政工作量，但对于此类条款及其援引过程，需要多加考虑，谨慎对待。
详细信息请参阅附件。
