---
title: "Extract charterparty terms into a working table"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/extract-charterparty-key-terms-into-a-table/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A37-B7-1-US"
practice_area: "Maritime, Shipping & Transport"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Extract charterparty terms into a working table

> From the charter the lawyer supplies, fill rows for parties, vessel, voyage or period, hire, laytime and demurrage clauses if printed, and the law and arbitration clause. Quote; do not interpret.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/extract-charterparty-key-terms-into-a-table/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md) |
| Human involvement | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | From the charter the lawyer supplies, fill rows for parties, vessel, voyage or period, hire, laytime and demurrage clauses if printed, and the law and arbitration clause. Quote; do not interpret. |
| What the lawyer must review | The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, set out in the note to 46 USC section 30701, states that its provisions shall not be applicable to charter parties, but that if bills of lading are issued under a charter they shall comply with the Act. Do not mark COGSA package limits or the one-year suit time as terms of the charter itself. Admiralty jurisdiction for a maritime contract is in 28 USC section 1333, with the saving-to-suitors clause. The table is an extract. Opinion 512: check the rows against the charter if a tool split them. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Extract charterparty key terms into a table](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/extract-charterparty-key-terms-into-a-table.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the charter the lawyer supplies, fill rows for parties, vessel, voyage or period, hire, laytime and demurrage clauses if printed, and the law and arbitration clause. Quote; do not interpret.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- COGSA does not apply to the charter party as such. It can apply to a bill issued under the charter.
- Laytime and demurrage are whatever the charter says. Do not supply a formula.

## Sources

- [46 USC section 30701 and the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act note](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/46/30701) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [28 USC section 1333 (admiralty, maritime and prize cases)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1333) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Voyage charter fixture recap checklist (before the fixture is clean)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/maritime-shipping-and-transport/voyage-charter-fixture-recap-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist for reviewing a broker's fixture recap for a voyage charter before subjects are lifted: parties, vessel, cargo, ports, laycan, freight, laytime and demurrage, base form and riders, bills… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*