(1) According to ship types, it is divided into dry goods market, oil tanker market, refrigerated goods market and passenger ship market (dry goods market is divided into dry bulk market, traditional general cargo ship market, container ship market, ro-ro ship market, feeder ship market and special purpose ship market, etc. ).

In the practice of leasing dry bulk carriers in China, the common ship types are handy and Panama. The former refers to ships with a deadweight of about 20,000 tons, while the latter refers to ships with a deadweight of 60,000-70,000 tons that can be transported through Panama. In addition, there are large ships, such as Aframax and Suezmax.

(2) According to the length of the lease, it is divided into short-term futures market and long-term futures market.

The former is used for voyage chartering.

The latter is aimed at time chartering, contract transportation, continuous voyage chartering, etc.