Contractual certainty – deciding what you want the contract to say and ensuring that it says it – is essential in any commercial venture. This is especially the case when considering whether to use the Northern Sea Route (NSR).
The NSR is a relatively new route; it is very different in many respects to the normal or customary routes and unless using the NSR is agreed beforehand and set out in the contractual documents, its use may well constitute a deviation.
As described in the Insight article “Climate change creates new trade route”, using the NSR has recently become more viable because of changing weather conditions. In 2014 the route opened on 21 August – two weeks earlier than the previous year. It is much shorter and therefore cheaper than the normal or customary route between Europe and Asia.
See attached file: Using the Northern Sea Route – achieving contractual certainty.pdf
北海航道的使用 – 实现合同确定性
合同确定性 – 确定合同内容并确保所表达内容的准确性 – 对任何商业活动而言都至关重要。船东在考虑是否使用北海航道时，确保合同的确定性尤为重要。
北海航道是相对较新的航道；在很多方面与通常或习惯航线有很大差异，除非事先同意使用北海航道并且在合同性文件中有所记载，否则使用北海航道很可能会构成绕航。
协会Insight版块“气候变化创造新贸易航线”一文指出，由于天气条件的变化，使用北海航道的可行性日渐增强。今年，北海航线于8月21日开放 – 较以往早了两个星期。北海使亚欧之间的航程大幅缩短，成本相对通常或习惯航线要低不少。
详细信息请参阅附件。
