Charter party (C/P) - the shipowner agrees to place an entire ship or a part of

her at the disposal of the charterer for the transport of goods -the C/P binds
the shipowner to transport the goods to a particular place in return for a
freight
Types: -a time charter when the ship is chartered for a certain period of
time and -voyage charter when the ship is chartered for a single or several
voyages
-a C/P states: The name of the contracting parties, The name of the ship,
The description of the ship, If it is a time or voyage charter for which the
sgip is hired, The freight rates, The terms of payment, The type of cargo,
The conditions of loading, The number of lay days and The demurrage
*lay days (stojnice) number of days for loading and discharging cargo
*demurrage (ako zadravamo brod nakon to su stojnice istekle) delaying
the ship after lay days have expired the charterer has to pay demurrage )
(amount to be paid)*learina) to the shipowner
*dispatch money the amount of money that the shipowner pays to the
charterer for not utilized lay days (za neiskoritene stojnice)
Packing and marking of great importance especially in overseas trade
-goods are exposed to greter risks than by land or road
-the packing instructions of the customer must be carefully
observed and following considerations must be borne in mind:

Climatic conditions in the foreign country

Ease Of handling in the country of destination
Rates in marine insurance
Customs regulations in the foreign country
Reduction of overall measurements in order to save freight
Packing materials must be appropriate to the type of goods

Packing containers: 1. Bag made of paper, canvas or plastic, 2. Sack

stronger version, usually made of jute, 3. Carton made of strong
cardboard, 4. Box- made of wood(drvo) or metal, 5.Case strong container
made of wood, often lined wih different materials to prevent damage (by
water...) 6. Crate like an case, but not fully enclosed it has a bottom and
a frame and is open at the top 7. Drum cylindrical containers for liquids
and powders; usually made of metal, wood or plastic, 8. Barrel a drum
made of wood, 9. Hoops are used to strenghten the barrel, 10.Bale for
soft goods textile, cotton wrapped in protective material, 11.Tin/can
small metal container used for foodstuffs, paint, oil, 12. Carboy - glass
container protected in a metal or wooden cage, 13.Bundle cables, wires,
14. Container metal construction varing in lenght from 10 to 40 feet
Marking (oznaavanje)
3 principal types of marking:

1.
The consignee`s own distinctive marks (characteristics):
-importer`s and shipper`s marks+name of the port of destination
2.
Any official mark required by the authorities-required by
the country of export or import by the both countries
-the name of the country of the goods, weight, dimensions
3.
Special directions and warnings: - instructions regarding the
manner of handling, loading, unloading and various warnings both for the
owner`s and carrier`s benefit
Primjer:
*fragile, Stow away from heat, Use no hooks, Perishable, Inflammable,
Handle with care
-even clearly marked containers were roughly handled or wrongly stored,
because dockers when loading/unloading them could not understand the
directions and warnings
Stencilling symlols representing directions and warnings have been
introduced
Numbering when goods are transported in several
packages or containers
5. what is charter party? -the shipowner agrees to place an entire ship or a
part of her at the disposal of the charterer for the transport of goods 6. who
is involved in chartering a ship? the ship owner and the charterer are
involved in chartering a ship. 7. what do we mean by demmurage and
what by dispatch money? - *demurrage delaying the ship after lay days
have expired the charterer has to pay demurrage to the shipowner
*dispatch money the amount of money that
the shipowner pays to the charterer for not
utilized lay days 8. what considerations must
be borne in mind when packing goods? following considerations must be borne in
mind when packing goods: Climatic
conditions in the foreign country, Ease Of
handling in the country of destination, Rates
in marine insurance, Customs regulations in
the foreign country, Reduction of overall
measurements in order to save freight and
Packing materials must be appropriate to the
type of goods. 9. what do we mean by
seaworthy packing? 10. Crate like an
case, but not fully enclosed it has a bottom
and a frame and is open at the top. 11. why
are packages marked? because of great
importance especially in overseas trade, goods
are exposed to greter risks than by land or
road and the packing instructions of the
customer must be carefully. 12. what are the

three principal types of marking? 1. The

consignee`s own distinctive marks -importer`s
and shipper`s marks+name of the port of
destination. 2. Any official mark required by
the authorities - required by the country of
export or import by the both countries (the
name of the country of the goods, weight,
dimensions).
3. Special directions and
warnings: - instructions regarding the manner
of handling, loading, unloading and various
warnings both for the owner`s and carrier`s
benefit. Even clearly marked containers were
roughly handled or wrongly stored, because
dockers when loading/unloading them could
not understand the directions and warnings.
13. why are stencilling symbols used today
when warnings and directions are
concered? Stencilling symlols representing
directions and warnings have been introduced
because everybody can understand them.
3. zadatak; 1. inform, forwardnig agents,
carried out, instructions, packing 2. advise,
packed, in accordance with, dispatched.
4. zadatak: Dear Sirs, Recent complainte by
several buyers indicate that the mixing up og
crates from various consignments may have
occured either in Hamburg or on arrival in
South Africa the lettering might have been
overlooked and only number of crates taken
into consideration. To avoid the mixing up of
consignments, may we suggest that you mark
each consignments with a different coloured
band. Kindly comment on our suggestion as to
whether you would find it posssible and
acceptable. We are definitely of the opinion
that some type of marking in addition to the
usual marks and numbers is desirable. Yours
faithfully

5. what is charter party? -the shipowner

agrees to place an entire ship or a part of her at

the disposal of the charterer for the transport

of goods 6. who is involved in chartering a
ship? the ship owner and the charterer are
involved in chartering a ship. 7. what do we
mean by demmurage and what by dispatch
money? - *demurrage delaying the ship
after lay days have expired the charterer has
to pay demurrage to the shipowner
*dispatch money the amount of money that
the shipowner pays to the charterer for not
utilized lay days 8. what considerations must
be borne in mind when packing goods? following considerations must be borne in
mind when packing goods: Climatic
conditions in the foreign country, Ease Of
handling in the country of destination, Rates
in marine insurance, Customs regulations in
the foreign country, Reduction of overall
measurements in order to save freight and
Packing materials must be appropriate to the
type of goods. 9. what do we mean by
seaworthy packing? 10. Crate like an
case, but not fully enclosed it has a bottom
and a frame and is open at the top. 11. why
are packages marked? because of great
importance especially in overseas trade, goods
are exposed to greter risks than by land or
road and the packing instructions of the
customer must be carefully. 12. what are the
three principal types of marking? 1. The
consignee`s own distinctive marks -importer`s
and shipper`s marks+name of the port of
destination. 2. Any official mark required by
the authorities - required by the country of
export or import by the both countries (the
name of the country of the goods, weight,
dimensions).
3. Special directions and
warnings: - instructions regarding the manner
of handling, loading, unloading and various
warnings both for the owner`s and carrier`s
benefit. Even clearly marked containers were
roughly handled or wrongly stored, because
dockers when loading/unloading them could

not understand the directions and warnings.

13. why are stencilling symbols used today
when warnings and directions are
concered? Stencilling symlols representing
directions and warnings have been introduced
because everybody can understand them.
3. zadatak; 1. inform, forwardnig agents,
carried out, instructions, packing 2. advise,
packed, in accordance with, dispatched.
4. zadatak: Dear Sirs, Recent complainte by
several buyers indicate that the mixing up og
crates from various consignments may have
occured either in Hamburg or on arrival in
South Africa the lettering might have been
overlooked and only number of crates taken
into consideration. To avoid the mixing up of
consignments, may we suggest that you mark
each consignments with a different coloured
band. Kindly comment on our suggestion as to
whether you would find it posssible and
acceptable. We are definitely of the opinion
that some type of marking in addition to the
usual marks and numbers is desirable. Yours
faithfully