As with most shipping trades, containership operators charter space on their vessels to partner lines to offer customers a wider delivery network than that serviced by their own vessels as well as to boost slot utilisation.
For a ship operator accepting a partner line booking on its vessel, the process of checks is broadly the same as with a direct customer booking, but it is significantly more complicated when the containers are carrying dangerous goods.
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This complete item is approximately 300 words in length, and appeared in the July 2013 issue of WorldCargo News, on page 21. To access this issue download the PDF here.
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