Two types of contracts for transporting goods by sea

Two types of contracts for transporting goods by sea

Sea transport is a form of transporting goods through the use of sea transport facilities and infrastructure to serve transport activities.

Depending on the route, type of goods, the means of transport are boats and means of loading and unloading goods such as cranes… Infrastructure to serve sea transport includes seaports, transshipment port…

This form of sea transport is suitable for international or domestic trade shipments in areas near the sea and adjacent areas where ships dock.

Because transport ships are often large in scale and tonnage, this form of sea transport is often applied to the import-export industry to carry large quantities of goods.

A contract for the carriage of goods by sea is an agreement entered into between the carrier and the charterer, whereby the carrier collects the shipping service price paid by the charterer and uses the ship to transport the goods. goods from the port of receipt to the port of discharge.

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There are two types of contracts for transportation of goods by sea

Contracts for transportation according to shipping documents and contracts for transportation by trip.

Specifically, in Article 146 of the 2015 Vietnam Maritime Code, there is a definition of the concepts of these two types of contracts as follows:

• A contract of carriage according to a shipping document is a contract for the carriage of goods by sea that is concluded on the condition that the carrier does not authorize the charterer to transport the entire ship or a specific part of the ship, but only based on type, quantity, size or weight of the goods to be transported.

Transportation contracts based on shipping documents are concluded in a form agreed upon by the parties.

• A voyage contract is a contract for the carriage of goods by sea that is concluded on the condition that the carrier allows the charterer to transport the entire ship or a specific part of the ship to transport goods by voyage.

The trip transportation contract must be concluded in writing.