近期，我司抗辩险部门(FDD division)参与处理了一些有关航速和燃油消耗的争议。尽管近年来法律已非常明确，我们想提供一些澄清和指导。
我司抗辩险部门(FDD division)希望强调，通常航速和燃油消耗索赔的事前防范要点。
航速与履行能力索赔的措辞应清晰、简洁，不应模棱两可。
详细信息请参阅附件。
The importance of Paramount Clauses
Clauses incorporated in charterparties can have wide-ranging consequences in terms of liability.
In today’s market, the focus when negotiating charterparties is often on trading exclusions. However, it is important Members take care in relation to other clauses that can have wide-ranging consequences in terms of liability, in particular those incorporating the Hague and Hague-Visby cargo liability regimes, often in the form of Paramount Clauses. The consequences of incorporation or form of incorporation of such clauses in a charterparty are not always obvious and the key issues are set out below.
See attached file: The importance of Paramount Clauses.pdf
