Legal Definitions - freighting voyage

A freighting voyage refers to a journey, typically by sea, undertaken primarily for the purpose of transporting goods or cargo from one location to another in exchange for payment. It is a commercial operation where the vessel's main objective is to carry freight for a fee, rather than passengers or other purposes.

• Example 1: A massive container ship departs from Shanghai, China, loaded with thousands of containers filled with consumer electronics, clothing, and toys, destined for the Port of Los Angeles, USA.

  Explanation: This journey is a freighting voyage because the ship's sole purpose is to transport commercial goods (the containers and their contents) across the ocean for various companies that have paid for their cargo to be moved. The revenue generated comes directly from carrying this freight.

• Example 2: A bulk carrier sets sail from a port in Brazil, carrying a full load of iron ore, heading towards a steel mill in Germany.

  Explanation: This constitutes a freighting voyage as the vessel is specifically designed and employed to transport a large quantity of a single commodity (iron ore) as cargo. The entire trip is dedicated to delivering this freight for a commercial transaction.

• Example 3: An oil tanker embarks from a port in Saudi Arabia, filled with crude oil, on a long journey to a refinery located on the coast of Japan.

  Explanation: This journey is a freighting voyage because the tanker's mission is exclusively to transport a specific type of cargo (crude oil) from its origin to a processing destination, with the shipping company earning a fee for this transportation service.