Practical chartering guides, dry bulk shipping knowledge and freight market articles prepared by Alestamar International for cargo owners, traders, exporters and shipowners.
Learn the differences between voyage charter and time charter agreements, including costs, responsibilities, advantages and practical applications in dry bulk shipping.
Read Article →Learn what a Contract of Affreightment (COA) is in shipping, how it works, and when cargo owners use COA agreements for repeated cargo movements.
Read Article →Compare Handysize and Supramax vessels in dry bulk shipping, including cargo capacity, port flexibility, trade use and chartering considerations.
Read Article →Understand laytime in shipping, how it is calculated, why it matters and how it affects demurrage, despatch and voyage charter performance.
Read Article →Learn what demurrage and despatch mean in shipping, how they relate to laytime and why they matter in voyage chartering.
Read Article →Learn how dry bulk freight rates are calculated and which factors affect ocean freight costs for bulk cargo shipments.
Read Article →A practical guide to international clinker shipping, including vessel selection, loading, discharge, cargo handling and chartering considerations.
Read Article →Understand key shipping considerations for cement and clinker exports from Türkiye to West Africa, including vessel selection, ports and freight planning.
Read Article →Learn how steel products are transported by breakbulk shipping, including vessel selection, cargo handling, securing and operational risks.
Read Article →A practical guide to choosing the right vessel for dry bulk cargo based on cargo quantity, port limits, vessel gear, freight cost and operational risk.
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