包运租船

包运租船合同法律问题研究

Research on Legal Questions of Contract of Affreightment

包运租船合同，是租船运输中的一种常见方式。

A contract of affreightment is common in charter transportation .

近年来，在实际工作中，包运租船合同（ContractofAffreightment）。也在租船运输中被广泛使用。

Nowadays , in practice , the contract of affreightment has been widely used in charter service , especially in cargo transportation on large quantities of bulk cargo with fixed route .

特别是在船东认为运费将要下降时，包运租船可以保证船东在合同期间固定的收益。

Security of employment is obtained for his vessel for duration of the contract , especially valuable if the shipowner considers that freight rates are about to fall .

本文首先确定了包运租船合同的定义，分析了其基本特征，法律性质（应归类于海上货物运输合同），以及对于承租人和承租人所起到的重要作用。

Firstly , this thesis defines the definition of the contract of affreightment , and analyses its characteristics , nature ( one kind of contract of carriage of goods by sea ) and important functions to the charterer and ship 's owner .