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DISPONENT OWNER [2 records]

Record 1 2018-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Water Transport
  • Maritime Law
  • Trade
DEF

[A] person or company [who] takes the place of the legal, registered owner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Transport par eau
  • Droit maritime
  • Commerce

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Transporte por agua
  • Derecho marítimo
  • Comercio
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Record 2 2018-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Law
  • Water Transport
  • Trade
CONT

[A] demise charterer takes over possession of the ship in the legal sense. It becomes owner of the ship "pro hac vice, "the ship's disponent owner, rather than merely a hirer of the services of ship and crew.

OBS

According to some authors, there is a difference between a "bareboat charterer" and a "demise charterer": a demise charterer charters a vessel with or without a crew whereas a bareboat charterer charters a vessel without any crew.

Key term(s)
  • bare-boat charterer
  • charterer by demise

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit maritime
  • Transport par eau
  • Commerce

Spanish

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