Louisiana § 9:5525 Mortgage of ships; materials and components

Louisiana Statutes

§ 9:5525 — Mortgage of ships; materials and components

Louisiana·Title 9 Civil Code-Ancillaries

A.Whenever a contract provides that the purchaser shall be the owner of the ship to be constructed pursuant to the contract and title to the work shall vest in the purchaser as and when performed, it shall be lawful for the purchaser, by complying with the provisions of this Chapter, to mortgage, and after Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws (R.S. 10:9-101, et seq.) becomes effective, to grant a security interest on the ship, either before construction thereof has commenced or during the construction thereof, to secure the performance of any obligation, including future advances, and such mortgage or security interest under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws shall attach to the work, and to any and all materials and components title to which is vested in the purchaser, as a

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A. Whenever a contract provides that the purchaser shall be the owner of the ship to be constructed pursuant to the contract and title to the work shall vest in the purchaser as and when performed, it shall be lawful for the purchaser, by complying with the provisions of this Chapter, to mortgage, and after Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws (R.S. 10:9-101, et seq.) becomes effective, to grant a security interest on the ship, either before construction thereof has commenced or during the construction thereof, to secure the performance of any obligation, including future advances, and such mortgage or security interest under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws shall attach to the work, and to any and all materials and components title to which is vested in the purchaser, as and when the title thereto vests in the purchaser, and to the ship upon completion.
B. If a contract does not provide that the purchaser shall be the owner of the ship to be constructed pursuant to the contract and title to the work shall vest in the purchaser as and when performed, or if there is no contract for the construction of the ship, it shall be lawful for the builder, by complying with the provisions of this Chapter, to mortgage, and after the time Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws becomes effective, to grant a security interest on the ship, either before the construction thereof has commenced or during the construction thereof, to secure the performance of any obligation, including future advances, and such mortgage or security interest under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws shall attach to the work as and when performed, the materials as and when delivered to the shipyard and the components as and when fabricated, and to the ship upon completion. However, the mortgage or security interest shall not attach to any materials or components expressly excluded from the mortgage or security agreement.

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