Model of China's maritime transportation contract-types

Freight transportation contract, also known as freight contract. The transportation contract means that the consignor will deliver the goods to be delivered to the carrier, and the carrier will deliver the goods to the designated place and deliver it to the consignor or consignee as required by the consignor, and the consignor or consignee shall pay the freight contract. The main body of the cargo transportation contract is the shipper and the carrier. The shipper is the person who entrusts the carrier to transport the goods, including natural persons, legal persons and other organizations. Cargo transportation contract Freight transportation contract, also known as freight contract. The transportation contract means that the consignor will deliver the goods to be delivered to the carrier, and the carrier will deliver the goods to the designated place and deliver it to the consignor or consignee as required by the consignor, and the consignor or consignee shall pay the freight contract. The main body of the cargo transportation contract is the shipper and the carrier. The shipper is the person who entrusts the carrier to transport the goods, including natural persons, legal persons and other organizations. The shipper may or may not be the owner of the goods. The carrier is the person who transports the goods, mostly legal persons, but also natural persons or other organizations. The cargo transportation contract involves the consignee, who is the person who receives the goods. The consignee and the shipper can be the same person, but most of them are third parties. When the third person is the consignee, the consignee is the related party of the cargo transportation contract. At this time, the cargo transportation contract is a contract for the benefit of the third party. Types of transportation contracts (1) The international maritime transport contract or agreement refers to the agreement or the agreement reached between the carrier and the shipper on the total tonnage of the goods transported within a certain period of time, the ship used, freight rates, shipping conditions, port of departure and port of destination Freight contract. In order to ensure the implementation of the general contract, a bill of lading is usually issued during the shipment in batches. If both parties agree, a voyage charter party may be concluded separately. Such contracts are applicable to the transportation of bulk goods. Correspondingly, under the contract, the shipper ’s need for the cabin space can be guaranteed, and preferential freight rates can be enjoyed. (2) Liner shipping contracts, also known as bulk cargo transport contracts, are often carriers that accept goods from multiple shippers, load multiple shipments belonging to different shippers on the same ship, and follow certain shipping schedules on certain routes On the order of transportation in the prescribed port. An agreement to ship groceries from one port to another while the shipper pays the freight. Most of these contracts are expressed and certified in the form of bills of lading. Therefore, the transportation of groceries is also called bill of lading. At present, the sea waybill as a special form of groceries transportation has been accepted by people in the international maritime practice. (3) Voyage charter party, also known as voyage charter party or voyage charter party, that is, the ship lessor provides the ship or part of the ship's space to the charterer, and the agreed cargo is shipped from one port to another port. The contract where the lessee pays the agreed freight. The voyage charter party is mainly used for non-scheduled ship transportation. The ship lessor and the charterer only sign an agreement for the use of the ship for a specific voyage; the charterer only requires the lessor to transport the goods to the destination port, and does not want to occupy and control the ship.