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Quantitative Finance · Glossary

What is Voyage charter, time charter?

Also known as: voyage charter · time charter

Definition 11.1 Markets III: Commodities, Energy and Crypto · Chapter 11 — Freight, Weather and Other Corners

A voyage charter hires a ship to carry a cargo between named ports for a freight rate per tonne; the shipowner pays the voyage costs (fuel, port charges). A time charter hires a ship for a period, for a daily rate of hire; the charterer directs its voyages and pays their costs.

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