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| Shipbroker Person having one of several occupations: chartering agent or owner's broker, negotiating the terms for the charter of a ship on behalf of a charterer or a ship owner respectively. |
Ships agent Person who looks after the interest of a ship while she is in port. His duties include arranging, berthing, pilotage etc, the agent is paid a fee agreed in advance with ship owner. |
Freight contractor Person who takes a position, contracting for the carriage of freight, either by volume over a given period of time, or undertaking a single voyage or part cargo movement. |
Freight Forwarder Person or company who arranges the carriage of goods and the associate formalities on behalf of a shipper. The duties of a freight forwarder include booking space on a ship, providing all the necessary documentation and arranging customs clearance. |
Ship Owner Person who owns or has part share in a ship. |
Shipmanager or managing owner Company providing a service to ship owners - either technical and/or crewing and/or commercial. |
Charterer (or cargo principal) Person or company who reserves the entire or part space of a ship for the carriage of cargo from port of loading to port or ports of discharge.
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