Glossary
Terms & Glossaries of Shipping and Trading
Chartering
Chartering is an activity within the shipping industry whereby a shipowner hires out the use of their vessel to a charterer.
Chartering is an activity within the shipping industry whereby a shipowner hires out the use of their vessel to a charterer. The contract between the parties is called a charterparty (from the French "charte partie", or "parted document"). The three main types of charter are: demise charter, voyage charter, and time charter.
