2021. A voyage charter is a contract of affreightment by which a lessor places all or part of a fully-equipped and manned ship at the disposal of a charterer for the carriage of cargo on one or more specified voyages and under which he retains the navigation, management, employment and agency of the ship.
The contract specifies the nature and quantity of the cargo as well as the place of loading and discharge and the time allowed for those operations.