charter party

charter party

noun
charter (def. 5).

Origin:
1530–40
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charter party

contract by which the owner of a ship lets it to others for use in transporting a cargo. The shipowner continues to control the navigation and management of the vessel, but its carrying capacity is engaged by the charterer.

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