Useful english dictionary. 2012.
charter party — charter (def. 5). [1530 40] * * * ▪ contract contract by which the owner of a ship lets it to others for use in transporting a cargo. The shipowner continues to control the navigation and management of the vessel, but its carrying capacity… … Universalium
charter party — UK US (plural charter parties) (also charterparty) noun [C] TRANSPORT ► a document recording an agreement between a ship owner and someone who rents all or part of the ship for a particular voyage or period of time … Financial and business terms
Charter-party — This article is about the maritime legal term. For the Cincinnati political party, see Charter Party … Wikipedia
charter-party — A contract by which a ship, or some principal part thereof, is let to a merchant for the conveyance of goods on a determined voyage to one or more places. The term charter party or charter agreement , often shortened to charter, designates the… … Black's law dictionary
charter-party — A contract by which a ship, or some principal part thereof, is let to a merchant for the conveyance of goods on a determined voyage to one or more places. The term charter party or charter agreement , often shortened to charter, designates the… … Black's law dictionary
charter — verb To hire, rent or lease for a temporary use; e.g. to hire or lease a vessel for a voyage noun An instrument emanating from the sovereign power, in the nature of a grant, either to the whole nation, or to a class or portion of the people, to a … Black's law dictionary
charter — verb To hire, rent or lease for a temporary use; e.g. to hire or lease a vessel for a voyage noun An instrument emanating from the sovereign power, in the nature of a grant, either to the whole nation, or to a class or portion of the people, to a … Black's law dictionary
charter — See: articles of incorporation * * * ▪ I. charter char‧ter 1 [ˈtʆɑːtə ǁ ˈtʆɑːrtər] verb [transitive] 1. TRANSPORT TRAVEL to pay for the use of a plane, boat, train etc for a particular period of time or a particular journey … Financial and business terms
charter — charterable, adj. charterage, n. charterer, n. charterless, adj. /chahr teuhr/, n. 1. a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining … Universalium
Voyage of the James Caird — The voyage of the James Caird was an open boat journey which took place following the abandonment of Sir Ernest Shackleton s Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition, after the loss of its ship, Endurance , in October 1915. The ship had been crushed… … Wikipedia
