Pools στα δεξαμενόπλοια
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Shipping pools ; Δεξαμενόπλοια ; Weighting system ; Ναύλοι ; Ναυτιλιακή αγοράAbstract
This work deals with the situation prevailing in the shipping sector. We will examine the characteristics of shipping markets, the factors that affect shipping demand and supply, the types of charters and by what criteria they are divided, and we will analyze the types of tankers. However, the main part of the work is the concept of shipping pools, their existence and importance in companies that mainly employ tankers. Shipping pools are an agreement between a group of people who have the right, since they carry out either time charters, bareboat charters or are ship owners, to take advantage of the profitability of ships with similar characteristics with the aim of cooperating for the commercial management and commercial operation of all of the ships included in the agreement. Therefore, we will analyze their characteristics, what their structure is and how they are effectively managed. Finally, we will describe the commercial and operational activities of shipping pools and conclude what are the major positives that pools offer to tankers, but we will also discuss what are the negative effects that arise from the existence of pool.