6.1.2.1 Types of charter shipping租船运输的类型
You may charter a vessel under different charter parties,such as:
♦Voyage charter航次租船
This is a charter party under which the ship owner places the vessel at the disposal of the charterer for one or more voyages,and is responsible for the operation of the vessel.It could be a single voyage charter,a return voyage charter or a successive voyage charter.
♦Time charter定期租船
This is a charter party under which the ship owner leases his/her vessel and crew to the charterer for a stipulated period of time.The charterer pays for the fuel and port charges in addition to the charter freight.
♦Bare boat charter光船租船
This is a charter party under which an individual or legal entity is generally vested with temporary ownership of the boat.“Bare boat”describes a ship without a crew or a master.The charterer is in chargeof crewing and operating the ship within a relatively longer period of time,usually a number of years.