Definition of shipbroker in English:
shipbroker
nounˈʃɪpbrəʊkəˈʃɪpˌbroʊkər
A broker who specializes in arranging charters, cargo space, and passenger bookings on ships.
Example sentencesExamples
- In a letter received by shipowners, shipmanagers and shipbrokers earlier this week, the sea school said it needed outside sponsorship to help cover the expected cut in funding.
- The Florida-based company is not a shipbroker, but a ship manager.
- Now, what was the last working coal puffer in Scotland is being marketed by an Ardrossan shipbroker for £60,000.
- Many shipbrokers and ship managers are based in Hong Kong because many ships are owned or controlled here, it has excellent communications and is a good place for expatriates to live.
- The Norwegian shipbroker said spot charter rates for a 74,000 dwt bulk carrier had fallen from a higher of US $53,500 this year to US $16,100 a day.
Definition of shipbroker in US English:
shipbroker
nounˈSHipˌbrōkərˈʃɪpˌbroʊkər
A broker who specializes in arranging charters, cargo space, and passenger bookings on ships.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Florida-based company is not a shipbroker, but a ship manager.
- The Norwegian shipbroker said spot charter rates for a 74,000 dwt bulk carrier had fallen from a higher of US $53,500 this year to US $16,100 a day.
- Many shipbrokers and ship managers are based in Hong Kong because many ships are owned or controlled here, it has excellent communications and is a good place for expatriates to live.
- Now, what was the last working coal puffer in Scotland is being marketed by an Ardrossan shipbroker for £60,000.
- In a letter received by shipowners, shipmanagers and shipbrokers earlier this week, the sea school said it needed outside sponsorship to help cover the expected cut in funding.