{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Shipping company","description":"Shipping companies conclude contracts of carriage, operate vessels, and bear responsibility to shippers for the safe and contractual delivery of cargo or passengers. They may own their fleet outright, charter vessels on a bareboat or time-charter basis, or secure capacity as a slot charterer on another carrier's service. Liner operators run scheduled services on fixed trade lanes and issue bills of lading; tramp operators arrange voyage or time charters for individual cargo lots without fixed ro","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/shipping-company","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-23T22:25:40.006615","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reederei","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/shipping-company","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Shipping company · Shipping companies conclude contracts of carriage, operate vessels, and bear responsibility to shippers for the safe and contractual delivery of cargo or passengers. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reederei"}