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a. The characteristics of liner transportation: (1) liner transportation has fixed shipping schedule, route, port of call and relatively fixed freight rate; (2) The liner freight includes handling charges, so the port handling of the liner is the responsibility of the ship; (3) The quantity of goods carried by liner is relatively flexible, and the cargo owners book space on demand, which is especially suitable for the transportation of general cargo and container goods.


b. Liner freight.


The liner freight is stipulated by the liner freight schedule, including basic freight and various surcharges. Basic freight is divided into two categories: one is the traditional freight of groceries; One is the container rate.

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Groceries are also charged according to the commodity price or the number of pieces. For bulk low value goods, the freight rate can be negotiated between the ship and the cargo.


There are many kinds of surcharges in liner freight, including; Extra long surcharges, overweight surcharges, selection of unloading port surcharges, change of unloading port surcharges, fuel surcharges, port congestion surcharges, bypass surcharges, transshipment surcharges, direct shipping surcharges, etc.


In addition to the above shipping costs, the container transportation costs also need to include relevant service fees and equipment usage fees.


In addition, the liner company will charge the higher one for the mixed packing of different commodities in the same package. If the package of the same commodity is different, its charging level and standard are also different. If the shipper does not list the gross weight and volume respectively according to different packages, the freight of the whole bill of lading will be charged according to the higher charge. If there are more than two different names in the same bill of lading, if the shipper does not list the gross weight and volume respectively, the higher charge will also be charged.