{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Slot Charter Agreement","description":"A slot charter agreement allows a carrier or non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC) to market liner capacity without owning ships: the slot charterer secures a contractually defined number of container slots on an operating carrier's vessel for an agreed number of sailings or a set period, paying a fixed rate per slot per voyage. The operating carrier retains full command and nautical responsibility for the vessel, while the slot charterer issues its own bills of lading and acts as an indep","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/slot-charter-agreement","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T18:35:53.122919","citation":"https://www.bimco.org","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/slot-charter-agreement","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Slot Charter Agreement · A slot charter agreement allows a carrier or non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC) to market liner capacity without owning ships: the slot charterer secures a contractually defined number of container slots on an operating carrier's vessel for an agreed number of sailings or a set period, paying a fixed rate per slot per voyage. · Quelle: https://www.bimco.org"}