What is Ship Chartering Process?

When a ship is taken on rent, it is known as ship chartering. Just as people take an apartment or a car for rent, some people may rent a ship based on their requirements. It could be to transport passengers or cargo.

Renting a ship is known as ship chartering and it begins with the shipowner and a second party entering into an agreement. In shipping parlance, this agreement is known as a charter party.

The party that rents out the ship is the shipowner and the second party who is taking the ship on rent is known as the charterer.

Who brings these two parties together?

Shipbrokers play an important role in bringing the right shipowner and charterer together and in finalizing the terms of the agreement between them.

Typically, someone who wants to take a ship on a lease would approach a shipbroker to find the right vessel that suits their purpose.

As we can see here, there are three parties in the process of ship chartering:

– the shipowner who owns the vessel being rented,

– the charterer who requires the ship on rent, and

– the shipbroker who has helped to bring them together.

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