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17/03/2025 , 01:48 AM

Bulk cargo Bulk Vessel transportation? What should I do if I want to rent a bulk ship? Prestigious and reliable bulk carrier chartering company in Viet Nam? Need detailed advice in renting a bulk carrier to transport upcoming cargos? What are the terms in the bulk carrier charter contract to know and pay attention to?

1. What is bulk carrier charter?
1.2 What is bulk cargo? Need to hire a bulk carrier?
2. And it is broken down by industry insiders as follows:
3. Bulk carriers?
4. Is it difficult to hire a bulk carrier in Viet Nam?
5. Notes when renting a bulk carrier?
5.1 How to choose a bulk carrier?
5.2 Check rental prices at different company
5.3 It is recommended to get the specifications of the vessel to be chartered
5.4 Notes when loading on the vessel
5.5 Provide relevant information
6. Where to rent a bulk vessel?

1. What is bulk carrier charter?

Currently, in addition to shipping by Container, the main trend, bulk shipping, bulk ship is also very popular and indispensable in the choice of transportation options of merchants and distributors. Are you in need and thinking of chartering a bulk carrier to transport goods by sea domestically and internationally? but you don't have much experience, working in choosing a charterer, consulting and how to handle related work to successfully close a deal of transporting bulk cargo, bulk ship? Please refer to the following article, which is a professional article for a concise, easy-to-understand answer for your upcoming charter.

Once your company has a need to transport one or more types of goods in large quantities to serve projects, consumer needs or bulky goods that occupy a lot of cargo hold space, production time such goods requires flexibility and prolongation (there are also cases of both production and loading). The port of loading must be convenient, having a short distance from the place where goods are stored or warehoused. Such goods need to be transported to the destination port in remote-remote areas, where there may be ports that only satisfy the safety criteria for bulk vessels but are not suitable for waterline/tides container ships, length, air draft and highly tidal dependent. Loading time at the loading port / unloading port needs many days, the goods need dangerous goods documents, specialized special papers, etc., and that's simply when you need the option of renting a bulk carrier , bulk vessel to solve the problem of transportation by sea.

*What is bulk cargo? Need to hire a bulk carrier?

*Writer by :Mr.Win

1.2 What is bulk cargo? Need to hire a bulk carrier?

- Bulk cargo is simply understood as goods that are not packed with boxes or specialized tools. Goods will be loaded directly into the cargo hold of the ship. And these types of goods are often quite heavy in weight. TTS-BACK_GROUND_1

- Bulk refers to any product that is not individually packed, but is placed in a single large container for transportation. In most cases this is a commodity such as grain or oil, where the product may come from multiple producers, but to the same customer, or at least the same intermediary. Bulk cargo can be shipped this way because the product is nearly identical regardless of manufacturer and is usually sold by weight or volume.

Need to hire a bulk carrier, what to do?

+ You have the idea of chartering a bulk carrier-bulk ship, you want to change the transportation plan according to the needs of the buyer, you need to hire a bulk carrier to transport the goods, do you know well about the concepts and specifications, regulations of bulk vessel? a detailed and overview study of a method of chartering is essential for every individual/enterprise/unit, especially in the context of a very large and bustling global trade today. (*boat charter brokerage service). Because this will help you understand, be able to evaluate and choose the method and type of bulk vessel suitable for each type of item you intend to plan to rent a ship to transport.

+ You must choose consulting units, professional chartering brokers, knowledgeable in the field and experienced, have made the items and types of goods you are referring to, to those shipping routes. to be able to consult, quote & reduce costs reasonably, risk warning to limit risk (*ships & cargos, TTS successfully transported to customers). The transport of bulk cargo has a very large total value of "that cargo", so professional work, risk management and workflow steps must be implemented promptly, quickly and accurately to the charterer company.

+ In order to initially facilitate chartering, you need to determine the conditions provided to ship owners/intermediaries:

Products, types of goods, quantity of goods? What is the maximum and minimum number of rows? loading stowage factor, what percentage of quantity difference. Is the L/C (Letter credit) opened or not - is this order sure or just on the negotiating table? Is the goods bagged or bulk or pellets...?
Where is the port of loading / port of discharge? How far is the warehouse, the place to store the goods from the loading port?
How many tons of loading and unloading capacity per weather day-note: if weather day is not mentioned (PWWD) the possibility of dispute over calculation time between shipowner and Charterer is very high , and of course the charterer will be at a loss in this incident. Under what conditions? usually there are SHEX UU/ SHINC/ SHEX EIU…(*maritime term commonly used in chartering contracts).
When does the loading start? have to roughly grasp the earliest and latest time that can be loaded onto the ship? Normally, bulk vessel do not have a fixed time like conts., the ship's schedule can change according to the weather, according to the cargo plan, according to human factors...so the ship schedule will be updated by the brokerage company to shippers through regular updates by Shipowners. We are proud to be the company's that updates the bulk cargo schedule to customers most continuously today! Please check the vessel schedule on our website -(*open tonnage). The schedule of bulk cargo, bulk ships will be quite passive, so it requires shipper/charterer/trader to do the cargo procedures early and have time to notify the broker/intermediary company or the ship owner 2-3 weeks in advance to be safer and more proactive.
Some restrictions on stowage specifications - need a suitable vessel for loading that cargo such as concrete pile, precautions for storage, nature of goods during transport if any, loading plan How is the ship, the stowage plan has the chief mate, the captain coordinates with the lasing team to deploy or according to the ship's stowage plan only. Owners of ship need vessel's cranes for loading and unloading or they can hire a shore crane to do cargo. Cargo are arranged in the pier or outside the buoy through the barge to dock alongside vessel ...or loading by conveyor belt.
Is the item stackable? If yes, how many tiers? Can goods be stowed on deck? Does the product require any other special documents?.
Does the cargo pass through dangerous shipping routes, potentially risk of piracy or war, strikes?
How much is the proposed ocean freight idea? Under what conditions? FIOST or FLT or LIFO/FILO/LILO
Is the cargo feasible or not ? and what is the percentage certainty? Is the item onsub after main terms fixed? How long does it take to subs?
Evaluation Does the shipowner/intermediate partner work keep their reputation in the transaction or does it change frequently?
Cargo is brought to the port of loading by trucking or barge? consolidating cargos at the yard port or taking its directly from the factory to the wharf? What is the cargo turnover cycle to evaluate whether the loading/unloading capacity ratio with the vessel is feasible or not? How often is loading/unloading at those ports normally achieved? How are the workers working at those ports in shifts? On what factors does the speed of loading and unloading at that port depend? The assessment of these factors I think is quite important to help shippers save penalty/demurraged for delaying the ship! helping ship owners to quickly release the ship and quantify the loading / unloading time with a fairly high standard to calculate the freight rate with the least deviation compared to the freight quote option according to the original business plan to the shippers & parties related.

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LOADING SILICA SAND

LOADING BY CONVOYER

*Writer by :Mr.Win

2. Divided by industry insiders as follows

– Bulk goods in the form of solid, loose, bagged: These are commodities such as food, foodstuffs, agricultural products such as corn, rice, rice, coffee, iron chips, etc. or stones, coal, and cement. wood chips, round logs... or all kinds of iron and steel - iron scraps, ores, project equipment... or fertilizers, chemicals...,

– Bulk cargo in liquid form: In the form of liquid cargo, mainly gasoline, oil, chemicals, .. liquid is carried on the decks of large ships. Because of the condition, the product is usually not packaged like other products transported via land or air transport..

In the process of transportation, there are many difficulties and difficulties in storage. Therefore, this cargo is often used by bulk carriers to transport, in order to limit the risks. Bulk shipping saves time on order delivery, solves problems for orders with large quantities but ensures better or equal cost efficiency than container transport.…The global trend is to modernize freight transport via container ships, but the need for bulk cargo transportation is still present and indispensable or eliminated, so the thorough operation between these two modes of transport right away. Now it is very useful, highly practical for individuals, businesses and units to choose which transport option is the most suitable for each time, season and specific commercial purposes.

*Bulk goods in solid form, loose, bagged*	bulk goods / piled up Amonium nitrates in jumbo bagssilica sand products
	bulk fertilizer
	round logs
	Steel scraps ball clay in bulkStone block
*Bulk cargo in liquid form*	oil vessel tanker vessel mt golar moza

*Writer by :Mr.Win

3. Bulk carriers?

Bulk carriers will transport important goods, goods with large output in a short time, serving production needs or for large factories-constructions. Oversized items that are overloaded or goods that cannot be carried by conts. Operation frequency is often discontinuous, usually applied to carry large cargoes, difficult-to-package products.

When transporting goods, they will be placed in the storage compartment, watertight. Absolutely safe from mold, damage during transportation.
The ship has a solid structure, consisting of a deck and side tanks. Ballast safes will be built on both sides of the ship, to be adjusted when necessary. The hatch is usually designed to be wide, flexible to open and close to make it easy to load/unload goods during transportation. Especially when transporting by ship, it will minimize shock absorption, limit cargo collision and have high ship stability.

Bulk ships are classified according to different criteria, sizes, and functions

*You should be able to refer to the details of the items in the following sections:

- CLASSIFICATION OF VEHICLES BY STANDARDS

- SHIP SIZES

- CLASSIFICATION OF VEHICLES BY FUNCTION

*Writer by :Mr.Win

4. Is it difficult to hire a bulk carrier in Vietnam?

The need to hire a bulk carrier in Vietnam, what to do? Is it difficult to hire? Which unit can assist you in chartering a reputable bulk carrier or bulk carrier in Vietnam?

At present, it can be said that the fleet of bulk carriers and bulk carriers of Vietnam is very richly equipped - diverse in type, size, and quantity of goods served in each trip. The shipping area will be taken to remote places. In addition, the maritime service companies are expanding more and more, the inter-industry competition is high in the market, so the maritime service provides charterers with methodical and effective evaluation but still fragmented. , simple and small. It can be affirmed that the demand for transportation by bulk cargo, "bulk ships in Vietnam and the region" in today's time is always met anytime, anywhere. Is it difficult to hire a freight bulk, bulk cargo? guidelines and policies of the Government of Vietnam planning to develop a strategy The shipping economy becomes a strategic spearhead in a sustainable green economy by 2030 with a vision to 2050.

According to this orientation, policies for synchronous development between seaport infrastructure, shipping fleet, essential and complementary maritime services are focused, methodically built and decorated. and modern investment. More specifically, the ship system in Vietnam is quite large in size, "the trend of transporting goods by sea transport is also encouraged" to be promoted, to operate more professionally to solve the problem of importing and exporting goods in the country and serving foreign and foreign goods.
If the unit providing the service of leasing bulk ships, bulk cargoes offers a reasonable price, this helps individuals/businesses and units save the cost of chartering vessels and reduce the selling price of goods. It is also a factor that helps the charterer feel more secure when using the service, transportation mode. We -ToanThang Shipping understand your obstacles when you need to hire a bulk carrier, transport bulk cargo.

We bring you experience, consulting process general, transportation plan, competitive freight service, negotiating agreement, assessing feasibility and potential and existing risks of content. during transportation to satisfy charterers' needs at the best level. You can contact TTS hotline (+8496 3211 311) for advice and serve your needs as quickly as possible.

*Writer by: Mr. Win

5. Notes when chartering a bulk carrier

If you need to hire a bulk carrier in Vietnam or outside of Vietnam, please see the following notes from TOANTHANG SHIPPING:

*Writer by: Mr. Win

5.1 How to choose a bulk carrier?

Each type of goods has different standards for preservation, transportation, loading and unloading and loading coefficients…you can refer here Cargo item...so based on quantity, weight, size cargo and loading factor, requirements for loading and unloading properties of such goods to select the appropriate ship type and tonnage. In order to minimize the cost of freight in the process of planning the charter party. At the same time, the feasibility of chartering is more advanced.

You can tell us the details of the type of goods you need to transport, the rest we will advise on the appropriate type of ship, tonnage and opening schedule to promptly load your goods.

Choosing the right bulk carrier for your shipment is a very important first step, which determines the feasibility of the chartering option, whether the vessel can load all the required cargo and whether the cargo can be shipped. ensure safety and stability during transportation or not. In addition, the selection of a bulk carrier suitable for the quantity of goods available helps to reduce a lot of costs and freight rates.

*Writer by :Mr.Win

5.2 Consult rental rates at different units

The market is open, so the quote for each unit is different depending on the many relevant factors of each business unit…in this situation we recommend that you develop a proposed price bracket for your own business. This price can be formed on the basis of price data made in the past plus minus the margin of exchange rate difference, inflation or can be averaged the price of service units reported on routes and types of goods. …this price bracket is only relative value for reference.

In order to consign a large-value shipment for a marine service unit/individual, you must thoroughly investigate the company's capacity, prestige and credibility in the maritime industry. The company used to do many cargo-many bulk carriers, they have a better preparation plan, competitive prices and better discount regime, they have a more feasible cost-saving policy for shippers. , sometimes they quote higher price depending on market characteristics at each time, each fixed route and the required complexity in that trip, but they are still excellent service units/companies for consignment high value goods. This gives you the peace of mind to handle return shipment related matters until the end of a complete shipment.

Freight rates, bulk cargo costs are a unit of constant fluctuating, can be negotiated on an acceptable level. Therefore, we recommend that you do not rush to close orders with service companies that offer low prices or offer very high prices when you have not used the price negotiation, do not really understand other related cost issues. regarding a particular shipment. We urge you to review "how and credibility your company/partner is doing, should be priority consideration first, then rates (/other costs)". "In the form of chartering a bulk vessel, the bulk vessel negotiation of sea freight rates on an appropriate level for the chartering option is the practical solution applied today".

*Writer by :Mr.Win

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5.3 It is recommended to get the specifications of the vessel to be chartered

You should get the basic ship parameters to see the details of your ship how to charter, pay attention to the details of SDBC (single deck bunlk carrier) or TWBC (tween deeck bulk carrier) because Sometimes shippers need this type due to the specificity of the goods that need that type of vessel to be suitable for loading goods onto the ship, the type of vessel can also affect the loading and unloading speed, affecting the maximum amount of goods available. You can also pay attention to the age of the ship in relation to insurance costs, pay attention to whether the ship has a crane or not because it is related to the cost of lifting and lowering the goods at each end (common, this fee accounts for 4.0-6.0$/ton at both ports). Pay special attention to the grain/bale capacity of the hold, whether the vessel is capable of loading enough cargo ("use this capacity divided by the load factor to calculate the amount of goods loaded on the ship") that you need to transport. according to L/C (letter credit) opened and sales contract with partners?

The ship is essentially full of travel documents, only paying attention to the expiration of each document, the ship's registration certificate and the Association's Insurance, hull insurance... in case of an incident, the ship side has sufficient records, sufficient capacity with the parties to claim compensation for loss occurring during transportation. Of course, the responsibility of the ship to ensure in terms of "navigation capacity, the ability to carry goods belongs to the role of the Ship Owner, the Owner of the ship", but you must request, remind and advise this to the ship owner. , with the chartering consulting unit so that they can query and review this issue to the technical departments to the ship's Management Board to avoid any negligence or disadvantage that occurs when it has been transported. And when signing a rental contract, you should ask to provide a diagram of the ship's hold, a diagram of the loading of goods, an overall, stable and reasonable arrangement of goods.

*Writer by :Mr.Win

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5.4 Notes when loading goods on board

For bulk goods, the loading of goods on board the ship needs to be leveled, scraped and erased so that the goods are flat, compacted, pushed all into the recesses, corners, herringbone grooves in the cargo hold to carry the most cargo and increase ship stability.

For bags and packages, the goods must be properly padded, separated and tied to avoid tearing, pushing, dropping and damaging the goods during transportation. This looks simple but is very important ship safety decisions should pay close attention.

If you need to transport heavy goods, or bulky equipment. Use the correct dunnage, the "standard" dunnage required by your home country's port of destination. Tie the rope to prevent it from moving during transport. Does not occur the ability to move, move, break between cargo and deck together.

*Writer by :Mr.Win

5.5 Provide relevant information

Carrier/Shipper always need profile of your Company, always need a list of ships that Charter has done, signed if your Company and Shipowner have not cooperated before. The ship owner has concerns about the settlement of bonuses / fines, penalties for keeping the ship in the process of operating the whole trip. Unfortunately, the parties have problems with delays due to objective reasons such as: slow berthing due to congestion, due to busy berthed-wharfs. There is a problem with the paperwork or the loading/unloading facilities even if the ship arrives at the port but the goods are canceled or lack of goods or there is no cargo to load on the ship. The fact that "reputable, professional and 'reliable' charterer" is considered as an extremely important factor contributing a lot in increasing the possibility of signing a bulk cargo charter contract and creating peace of mind for Shipowners, party participating in the contract during the operation of the trip. Because there are still many intermediate service units or even charterers who still ignore, delay, refuse to accept responsibility in dealing with bonuses/penalties, storage fees, commissions, and arising fees. , during the chartering process has affected the reputation in the maritime industry.

You must provide detailed information about the goods (shippers, quantity, specifications, warehouse, port of loading, port of discharge ...)

You must provide the agent of the port of loading and unloading, if you are an agent of the Charterer, to the shipowner, they check the information related to the costs and conditions of the berth, how are the port practices.. .when the ship arrives or check the agent fee at each port. This cost is part of the shipping fee, so most ship owners must have detailed E.PDA (Estimate Port Disbursement Agency " referred to as port charges") information before they can sign a contract of carriage. .

You must provide information on arrival of the vessel, information on the availability of goods, when the goods will arrive the parties to the charter party.

You have to follow up with advice on capturing goods documents, customs procedures, preparing goods at each port, and even finding out carefully about export permits...

You must be aware of the vessel's schedule, the vessel's final port of discharge, the weather, and other factors that may affect the possibility of a delay, resulting in possible delays in the vessel's arrival at the port of loading, regularly updated to the Charterers. ship/shipper (shipper) timely and quickly in order to have appropriate consulting solutionsrelated to bringing goods to the port, to the yard to load goods, avoid incurring costs for goods in storage, warehousing, expenses trucking fees, etc...

*Writer by :Mr.Win

6. Where should I hire a bulk carrier?

You are reading this article, maybe you do not have a need or you are about to have a need to charter, transport bulk cargo, bulk ships or your job needs to find a professional chartering service provider, they can advise, solve questions and satisfy the needs of chartering a bulk carrier, bulk transport, bulk vessel to transport goods for you immediately or in the future. Finding that unit, trusting that unit/individual is a problem, takes a long time…and many customers are asking now. "And the present thought is where to find them"? Because there are now too many addresses providing maritime services in the press, media, websites... but the efficiency and focus of the chartering brokerage profession have not been evaluated, the actual effectiveness has not been assessed. This is what makes customers worry about the quality and service style during the contract performance.

Don't worry, contact TTS / "TOANTHANG SHIPPING". We are a ship supplier, charterer of bulk carriers, transport of bulk cargo, bulk carriers receiving freight by different forms in domestic as well as international. We have done a lot of multi-ship goods, have experience, knowledge, always assess and manage risks before and during transportation, we are well versed in this profession- process handling and promotion of works. The work becomes simple, fast, on time to ensure smooth operation during transportation. "We say go hand in hand." Prestige and credibility are our core throughout the business process.

We have a wealth of experience in leasing and "providing marine services, chartering brokerage, shipping agency, buying and selling ships, fleet operation management system". The cargo ship system of the service we provide is diverse according to the needs of charterers, both domestic and foreign. To meet all transportation needs of each customer. "Fast - safe - reasonable price - dedicated service" is what you definitely get when coming to TTS/TOANTHANG SHIPPING.

Hopefully, the sharing on the topic of needing to hire a bulk carrier has made you visualize and have an overall picture before going deeper into the actual conditions and contracts of chartering. Please contact us immediately via Hotline : +84963 211 311 (zalo/what's app) for advice and necessary information support about your questions that need to be answered immediately. Thank you for reading and listening to our comments. Pleasure to serve you!.

*Writer by :Mr.Win