shipbroker
Vessel transaction agent
A shipbroker is an intermediary who arranges transactions between ship owners and those who need shipping services.
They negotiate charter agreements, buy and sell vessels, and handle the logistics of maritime commerce: The shipbroker found a tanker available for the crude oil shipment.
The role requires expertise in shipping markets, vessel specifications, and maritime law.
Attached building component
- demurrageFee for delayed pickup
- bareboatBoat chartered unmanned
- hireTake on for work
- redeliveryRepeated conveyance to recipient
Receptacle for contents
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- portDocking place for ships
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
seaport · anchorage · berth · terminal · shipowner · tonnage · deadweight · draft
Goods being transported
- bulkMain mass or size
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- reeferCannabis cigarette, dated slang
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
grain · coal · ore · oil · LNG · containerized · breakbulk · parcel
One who acts independently
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- representativeOne who acts for another
liaison · mediator · negotiator · dealmaker · arranger · coordinator · consultant · advisor
fixture
Attached building component
redelivery · recap · subjects · lifting · fixing · tonnage · stem
vessel
Receptacle for contents
dock · seaport · anchorage · berth · terminal · shipowner · tonnage · deadweight · draft · classification
freight
Goods being transported
commodities · grain · coal · ore · oil · LNG · containerized · breakbulk · parcel · consignment
agent
One who acts independently
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
representative · liaison · mediator · negotiator · dealmaker · arranger · coordinator · consultant · advisor · handler
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- termsConditions of an agreement
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
- fixturesPermanently attached equipment
recap · arbitration · disputes · indemnity · warranty · cancellation · extension · addendum
- Brokersstockbroker, pawnbroker