Chartering of vessels is a professional practice that involves searching for a vessel and signing a contract of carriage by sea and/or a charter with a shipowner who meets the requirements of the charterer and the conditions of sea carriage (vessel nomination). 

The Maritime Logistics Company is a professional shipping agent, or a ship broker for the chartering of dry-cargo vessels. It helps cargo owners to charter a vessel whilst providing end-to-end arrangement of cargo transportation, including the following services:

• Quotation and selection of the best reasonable freight rate;

• Search for vessels for the carriage of goods to Russian and foreign ports and land port stations;

• Search for cargo for vessels in an open position;

• Detailed development and arrangement of cargo transportation including delivery to the port of loading and taking out from the port of discharging;

• Selection of insurance coverage and necessary arrangements for cargo insurance;

• Drawing up a charter, a contract for the carriage of goods and a bill of lading;

• Arrangements for stevedoring services and surveyor inspection;

• Monitoring and control of cargo transportation;

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Advantages of dealing with a ship broker (a shipping agent)

1. Organizing and carrying out cargo transportation in strict accordance with the charterer’s needs expressed in a written order. The Maritime Logistics Company renders shipping mediation services to the ship broker based on an order under a shipping mediation agreement signed by the principal (charterer) and determining all essential parameters of chartering. This ensures that the charter strictly complies with the requirements of the charterer and the actual conditions of cargo transportation.

2. Sea chartering on exclusive terms from shipowners. Acting on behalf of and at the expense of the charterer or on its own behalf and at the expense of the charterer, the ship broker provides the principal (charterer) with exclusive offers from a wide range of shipowners who are not on the open market, since the intentions of the participants in a common maritime enterprise are documented.

3. Consideration of legal aspects when signing and agreeing a charter of sea vessels and/or a contract of carriage by sea. Ship brokers of the Maritime Logistics Company have high proven qualifications not only in transport management and shipping, but also in jurisprudence. This allows them to manage the legal risks of vessel chartering, minimize the consequences of delays and avoid non-compensable losses.