4. Chartering of ships and booking shipping space ( 1)Liners, ships that sail at regular times on set routes; (2 )Charter: ships that have no set lines or routes, but go wherever they can find suitable cargoes voyage charter -time charter Contract entered into between the ship-owner and the shipper may take the form of either a) a charter party, where a complete ship is hired or b)a bill of lading, where the ship carries cargoes belonging to different shippers4. Chartering of ships and booking shipping space (1)Liners, ships that sail at regular times on set routes; (2)Charter: ships that have no set lines or routes, but go wherever they can find suitable cargoes. ----voyage charter ----time charter Contract entered into between the ship-owner and the shipper may take the form of either a)a charter party, where a complete ship is hired or b)a bill of lading, where the ship carries cargoes belonging to different shippers