Chartering a ship: who are the main players? Chartering, in the shipping industry, is when a ship owner leases the use of his ship to a charterer. Several key players are involved in this process. Shipowners A shipowner is a person or company that owns a commercial vessel (carrying cargo[…]
Updated on 8/10/2021 Shipping is a notoriously secretive industry. Although MarineTraffic has made it easier than ever before to track ships, find out about the vessel’s age, flag and its technical characteristics, it can be very difficult for members of the public to understand who actually owns which ships and[…]