Dock Charter

A “dock” is an area within a port within which cargo can be loaded of discharged. It can be enclosed by “dock walls” or “breakwaters”. In relation to chartering, a dock can be a named destination for the ship to be an “arrived ship” and laytime commencing under a voyage charter or hire commencing under a time charter. A dock, as a destination in a dock charter, is less specific than a berth (a place within a dock or port) under a berth charter and more specific than a port in a port charter.