CONTRACT OFAFFREIGHTMENTBYCAPT. K. KUMAR

WHAT IS COA ?CONTRACT TO SATISFY A LONG TERM NEED FOR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ; a) CHARTERER & SHIP OWNER b) CHARTERER & DISPONENT OWNER

WHAT AGREEMENT ?FOR CARRIAGE OF STATED QUANTITY NAMED GOODSBETWEEN SPECIFIED PLACESOVER SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIMEBY VESSELS OF TYPE + SIZENOMINATED BY OWNERS

OBLIGATIORYTHE GOODS TO BE CARRIED AND TOTAL PERIOD ARE CLEARLY DEFINEDSTATED MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY TO BE LOADED EACH VOYAGEMORE or LESS OPTION AVAILABLE

DOCUMENTBASED ON STANDARD CHARTER PARTY WITH RIDER CLAUSES ADDEDMAIN COA DOCUMENT MAY BE SUPPLEMENTED BY SEPARATE VOYAGE CHARTER PARTIES RELATING TO EACH VOYAGE

WHEN + WHO USESOPERATOR WHO HAS NO FLEET OF HIS OWN , HE CHARTERS SHIPS IN EACH VOYAGE.