Characteristics of liner shipping

1 has the characteristics of "four fixings", namely, fixed routes, fixed ports, fixed shipping schedules and relatively fixed rates. This is the most basic feature of liner shipping.

2. Liner freight rates include loading and unloading fees, that is, the carrier is responsible for loading and unloading the goods, and the supporting party does not calculate demurrage and dispatch fees, nor does it agree on the loading and unloading time.

3. The carrier is responsible for the goods from the time of loading the goods to the time of unloading the goods, that is, "rail to rail" or "nail to nail".

4. The rights, obligations and liability exemptions of the two carriers are based on the issued bill of lading and are governed by a unified international convention.

5. Liner shipping is aimed at a large number of shippers, and the quantity of goods consigned by a single shipper is small, but the goods transported by liner shipping are often of higher value in maritime transportation.

Extended data

Liner shipping first appeared at the beginning of 19 century and was first adopted by the United States. 18 18 The American Black Ball Steamship Company opened a regular route from new york to Liverpool, using sailboats to transport overseas immigrants, mail and goods. 1824, after the United States, Britain opened a liner service operated by steam engines between London, Hamburg and Rotterdam.

65438+1940s extended to Middle East, Far East and Australia. Since then, Japan, Germany, France and other shipping companies have operated liner shipping, with global routes spanning the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. In 1970s, China started liner shipping along the coast and the Yangtze River from 65438 to 2009.

The Pearl River Navigation Administration of the Ministry of Transport and the Transportation Departments of Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan recently jointly issued the Implementation Plan for Passenger Ro-Ro Liner Operation in Qiongzhou Strait (for Trial Implementation) (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), which requires the establishment of a passenger Ro-Ro liner operation mode in Qiongzhou Strait, which is expected to be implemented from April 38, 1965 to September 2009.

According to the plan, before the Ro/Ro Wharf in Guangdong Xuwen Nanshan Operation Area was put into operation, the existing wharf structure remained unchanged, that is, Hai 'an Port Area, Hai 'an New Port Area, Xinhai Port Area and Xiuying Port Area all participated in the operation. After the passenger rolling wharf in Nanshan operation area is put into operation, the operation wharf on the north shore of Qiongzhou Strait will be dominated by Nanshan operation area, supplemented by Hai 'an port area or Hai 'an Xingang port area, and the operation wharf on the south shore will be dominated by Xingang port area, supplemented by Xiuying port area.

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People's Network-Qiongzhou Strait Ro/Ro passenger transport has implemented liner operation mode since September.