Commercial Chartering &
Strategic Fleet Employment
Connecting shipowners, charterers, industrial shippers, and commodities traders with tailored Time Charter, Voyage Charter, Bareboat, and Contract of Affreightment (COA) agreements across global trading corridors.
Chartering Structures & Contract Types
Structured freight solutions balancing capital expenditure, operational exposure, and trading flexibility.
Time Charter (TC)
Chartering vessels for specified durations where the shipowner retains nautical/technical management while the charterer controls commercial routing, bunker procurement, and port calls.
- Benchmark Daily Hire Rates
- Strict Speed & Consumption Clauses
- Standard NYPE / Shelltime Terms
Voyage Charter (VC)
Transporting a specified cargo parcel from load port to discharge port under fixed freight rates per metric ton, including laytime calculations, demurrage, and despatch terms.
- Fixed Per-Ton Ocean Freight
- Dedicated Laytime Calculations
- Gencon & Asbatankvoy Standards
Bareboat Charter (BBC)
Full operational and technical lease agreements where the charterer takes complete operational control, appointing crew, superintendents, insurance, and commercial operations.
- Long-Term Fleet Expansion
- Full Operational Sovereignty
- Barecon Contract Structures
Contracts of Affreightment (COA)
Long-term industrial contracts to transport agreed total cargo volumes over multi-month or multi-year schedules without fixing a specific hull name upfront.
- Guaranteed Freight Hedging
- Flexible Tonnage Substitution
- High-Volume Cargo Security
Re-Charter & Sub-Chartering
Facilitating sublets and secondary fixtures when original charterers require capacity optimization, mitigating idle time during market lulls or altered shipping schedules.
- Risk & Idle Time Mitigation
- Arbitrage & Freight Optimization
- Rapid Position Matching
Commercial Pool Employment
Integrating commercial tonnage into high-earning vessel pools to maximize earnings per deadweight ton (DWT) and stabilize Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) cash flows.
- Balanced Revenue Distribution
- Optimized Ballast Legs
- Transparent Performance Auditing
Charter Cost & Responsibility Matrix
Understanding cost allocation parameters across primary charter party structures.
| Operational Variable | Voyage Charter (VC) | Time Charter (TC) | Bareboat Charter (BBC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crewing & Seafarer Wages | Shipowner | Shipowner | Charterer |
| Bunker Fuel Costs | Shipowner | Charterer | Charterer |
| Port Disbursements & Canal Dues | Shipowner | Charterer | Charterer |
| Hull & Machinery (H&M) Insurance | Shipowner | Shipowner | Charterer |
| Vessel Technical Maintenance | Shipowner | Shipowner | Charterer |
| Cargo Loading & Discharging Risk | Agreed Laytime / Demurrage | Charterer | Charterer |
The 4-Stage Chartering Lifecycle
Requirement & Position Analysis
Evaluating cargo laycan dates, stowage factors, required DWT, draft limits, and voyage routing parameters.
Market Tonnage Sourcing
Cross-matching off-market vessel positions and open cargo orders across primary international shipbroker networks.
Recap & Fixture Negotiation
Drafting clean charter party recaps protecting owner hire security, laytime definitions, and charterer liability.
Post-Fixture Operations
Continuous voyage tracking, laytime calculation audits, hire billing, bunker reconciliation, and dispute resolution.
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