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Booking ( English booking ) - booking agent of all or part of the cargo capacity of the vessel (in the latter case, the owner of the vessel allocates a quota for the agent from the cargo capacity - the so-called allotment ).

Bookings are made in advance, and the shipper has the right to give indicative data on the weight and dimensions of the shipment, however, deadlines are specified in which he is obliged to provide updated data. In some cases (transportation of dangerous goods, oversized cargo, etc.), the agent must request the consent of the principal.

After the goods are accepted for transportation, the agent assigns a serial number to the booking and includes it in a special register - so-called. booking list ( English booking list ), which closes after the exhaustion of allotment.