Irregular ship transportation has no fixed route, and it is a ship operation mode linked to ports and schedules. The water transport volume of bulk cargo in China is as high as 80.6% in 1980. It accounts for more than 75% of international shipping.

The operation arrangement of charter transportation depends on the contract, there is no fixed route and no shipping schedule; Charter transportation is suitable for bulk cargo transportation; Rent or freight varies according to the chartering market; The allocation of cargo handling fees shall be carried out according to the provisions of the charter party. The proportion is very small.

They have different characteristics.

Irregular shipping is generally organized through the contract of carriage of goods. A common contract of carriage in bulk cargo waterway transportation at home and abroad is the contract of packing or quantity.

That is, in a certain period of time, in a certain route or navigation area, according to certain conditions (ship density, ship tonnage, freight rate and freight payment conditions), a contract for packaging a large number of goods.

Charter transportation is organized according to the charter party, and the terms of the charter party are agreed by both the lessor and the lessee. In general, the lessor and the lessee enter into chartering business through negotiation by themselves or the same lessee.

An uncertain route, an uncertain sailing schedule. The shipowner shall, according to the requirements of the charterer, determine the route, sailing time and cargo type of the ship, provide the corresponding ship, and make scheduling arrangements with the consent of the charterer.

3. Different contract forms.

Irregular charter party is signed by the owner or lessor of the ship and the goods or charterer through the charter market. If there is a voyage charter party, the whole ship will be rented by voyage, and the lessee will fill the whole ship at the loading port, and then the lessor will transport it to the destination port.

There is a time charter, in which the shipowner rents the ship to the lessee for a certain period of time, and the lessee operates the ship to transport the goods during the lease period.

In essence, the confirmation of booking signed by both parties to the charter party transportation contract is a simple charter party for both parties to perform. After signing the confirmation letter of booking, the shipowner prepares a formal charter contract according to the contents of the agreement reached, and sends it to the charterer for review through the chartering broker. If the charterer has no objection to the prepared contract, he can sign it.

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