x Does your business need to rent a ship to transport goods by sea?
x You don't know the details of the shipping charter contract?
x As a tenant, do you need to know the specific provisions in the contract?
The issues that your business is interested in will be by Proship through the article shared below. From there, you will understand more about the content of the important legal contract between the charterer and the transport unit. Besides, the charterer himself also needs to clearly understand a few regulations on time, freight, loading and unloading fees, responsibilities of related parties, etc. to be proactive in the shipping process.
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Why is Proship's shipping service a priority choice?
Proship Sea Transport cooperates with many reputable shipping companies to provide customers with a professional package of domestic/international sea transport services. With Door to Door delivery service, we commit to the most stable and competitive freight rates for our customers. Proship transports goods by sea from all ports in Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong to all provinces and cities nationwide with clear, detailed charter contracts, ensuring the highest benefits for customers.
The reason why customers choose Proship is to transport goods by sea in large quantities
- You can request delivery of a variety of items with different sizes
- Low sea transport costs, suitable and economical sea transport price list
- Customers do not encounter many difficulties when delivering and receiving goods
- The process of transporting goods at sea is always safe, with few risks
- Delivery and receipt of goods are easy, processing steps at the seaport are quick and do not take much time
- Committed to being responsible for 100% compensation if any loss or damage occurs during transportation.
Types of inland sea transport
- Transporting oversized and oversized goods
- Transporting heavy and oversized goods
- Transporting retail goods
- Sea transport of containerized goods (applies to both dry and refrigerated goods)
- Transporting construction project goods
- Goods with large and diverse transportation needs such as rice, coffee, household goods, clothes, shoes, chemicals, machinery, etc.
What is a ship charter contract?
A voyage charter contract is understood as a highly legal document in which the ship owner or carrier commits to transport goods from one seaport to another for delivery to the consignee.
And the charterer will commit to paying the freight at the rate agreed upon by both parties in advance. In the ship charter method, the relationship between the ship lessor and the charterer is governed by a document, called the charter contract (abbreviated as C/P). The ship charter contract will be agreed upon and signed by both parties.
Learn details about the contract and charter contract regulations
“Hiring a ship to transport goods” is a phrase quite familiar to any business or organization operating in the field of export and import today. Sea freight transportation services have developed strongly in recent years, but currently there are many disputes and lawsuits arising during the process of chartering ships and signing contracts between carriers and shipping companies. between buyer and ship owner.
Basic content and regulations of ship charter contracts
Parties to the contract:
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The voyage charter contract includes: The ship owner (carrier) and the charterer.
Regulations on goods:
- When chartering a ship to transport a certain volume of goods, both parties must clearly stipulate the name of the goods, type of packaging, and characteristics of the goods.
- Quantity can be carried by weight or volume depending on the characteristics of the item.
Ship regulations:
Sea transport ships are means of transporting goods, so this clause specifically stipulates the basic characteristics of the ship that the two parties agree on: ship name, ship nationality, quality, engine, weight. load, capacity, draft, ship position,...
Regulations on ship arrival time to loading port:
The time the ship arrives at the loading port is the time the ship must be present at the port and ready to load.
Regulations on loading and unloading ports:
- The carrier is obliged to bring the sea transport ship to the port of receipt at the right time and place according to the provisions of the contract of carriage of goods.
- The carrier brings the ocean transport vessel to the loading place designated by the charterer. The two parties agree on the names of one or several ports for loading/unloading goods. The number of loading/unloading ports directly affects the charter fee.
Regulations on fees and fee payment:
- Ship charter fees are negotiated by the ship owner and charterer and clearly stated in the contract. This is an important clause in the charter contract. Freight rate is the freight charge per unit of freight.
- Freight unit is a unit of weight (ton) for heavy goods or volume (cubic meter) for bulky goods or another freight unit such as: Standard (wood), Gallon (oil), Bushels (wheat ),…
Regulations on loading and unloading costs:
The cost of loading and unloading goods accounts for a large proportion of the freight price. In chartering a ship, there is always a clause regulating the division of loading and unloading costs between the ship owner and the charterer. In reality, many formulas for dividing loading and unloading costs are often applied.
Regulations on cargo handling time, rewards and penalties for loading and unloading:
Is the amount of time agreed upon by both parties for the charterer to carry out the work of loading and unloading goods onto the ship or unloading goods from the ship "permitted time".
Regulations on the carrier's liability and immunity:
The contract of carriage stipulates that the carrier is responsible for damage and loss of goods.
The cargo clause in the charter contract is the clause that regulates issues related to the goods being transported by sea. This clause often addresses specific issues regarding goods such as: name of goods, characteristics of goods, quantity of goods...
The information about the ship charter contract and related regulations that the charterer needs to understand has been pointed out. Shippers, units, and business organizations that need to learn about this contract to complete some tasks. You should refer to necessary procedures when transporting goods at sea. Contact Proship via hotline 0909 344 247 to receive the best quote & detailed contract advice on marine transportation services.
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