Ship-owner
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Ashipowner,ship ownerorship-owneris the owner of aship.They can bemerchant vesselsinvolved in theshipping industryor non commercially owned. In the commercial sense of the term, a shipowner is someone who equips and exploits a ship, usually for deliveringcargoat a certainfreight rate,either as a per freight rate (given price for the transport of a certain cargo between two given ports) or based on hire (a rate per day). Shipowners typically hire a licensedcrewandcaptainrather than take charge of the vessel in person. Usually the shipowner is organized through acompany,but also people andinvestment fundscan be shipowners. If owned by aship company,the shipowner usually performstechnical managementof the vessel through the company, though this can also beoutsourcedor relayed onto the shipper throughbareboat charter.[1][2]
Shipowners are usually members of a national Chamber of Shipping such as theUK Chamber of Shipping.TheInternational Chamber of Shippingis the global organisation for ship-owners and their respective national chambers, representing approximately 80% of the entire world shippingtonnage.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Huber, Mark (2001). "Ch. 9:Chartering and Operations".Tanker operations: a handbook for the person-in-charge (PIC).Cambridge, MD: Cornell Maritime Press.ISBN0-87033-528-6.
- ^Turpin, Edward A.; McEwen, William A. (1980). "Ch. 18:United States Navigation Laws and Ship's Business".Merchant Marine Officers' Handbook.Centreville, MD: Cornell Maritime Press.ISBN0-87033-056-X.
- ^"International Chamber of Shipping - About".Retrieved3 July2016.
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