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Dry cargo chartering

by Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers

Dry cargo chartering describes work at the coalface of the dry cargo sector; mainly involving the shipping of bulk commodities. This book describes in detail how this part of the industry works as well as going into detail on the less familiar and more unusual cargoes and trades. It describes the different roles of the ship owner, the charterer, the shipbroker as well as the duties of the back-office staff. It goes into the nuts and bolts of charter parties and different types of shipping documentation as well as the types of employment of ships, including various commodities and cargoes. This volume is aimed at industry personnel who wish to proceed down a certain road within the shipping industry. It will be essential reading if that is a dry cargo route, but will also be beneficial to the students who wish to expand their knowledge of the industry a bit further.

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