{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Affreightment","description":"Unlike a charter party, which governs the hire of a vessel, affreightment centres on the obligation to carry: affreightment is the contract by which a shipowner or carrier undertakes to transport goods by sea on behalf of a shipper in exchange for agreed freight charges. The carrier need not own the vessel – it may have chartered the ship and still act as the contractual counterpart to the shipper. Affreightment applies in both liner services and tramp shipping, forming the legal and commercial ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/affreightment","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T13:59:02.009029","citation":"https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affreightment","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/affreightment","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Affreightment · Unlike a charter party, which governs the hire of a vessel, affreightment centres on the obligation to carry: affreightment is the contract by which a shipowner or carrier undertakes to transport goods by sea on behalf of a shipper in exchange for agreed freight charges. · Quelle: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affreightment"}