Chartering chapter explains the dry cargo, bulk & tweendecker, container, ro-ro, liner, heavylift , tanker , reefer car carrier and sale and purchase market.
Ship owning conditions and market activities are also explained in this chapter.
Information channels, net work, exchange market reports freight negotiations, means of communication are eloberated.
Functions and responsibilities of ship brokers, port agents, liner agents are narrated in this chapter.
Chartering terms, forms chartering routines, general legal points of view are given
Different types of chartering such as bareboat,period/time, voyage ,consecutive voyage charter and chain of chartering process are explained in this chapter.
Voyage charter party, time charter party, fixture note, are explained in details.
A throrough study of this chapter will be useful for the merchants, traders and also for shipping personnel.