Regulations for Administrating a Shipping Agency Article 18
This English translation was last updated on 2014-07-30, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-09-04. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
The business scope of a shipping agency is as follows:1. Issuance of passenger tickets or bills of lading and collection of fees or sea freights thereof on behalf of its principals;2. Signing of charter parties and collecting of charter hire on behalf of its principals;3. Soliciting of cargo and passengers;4. Processing maritime and commercial port matters;5. Taking care of vessels, crews, passengers or cargos, and process relevant matters of vessel inspection and repair;6. Assisting in handling cargo claims, or the authorized relevant legal or arbitration matters;7. Handling shipbuilding, vessel trading, charter brokerage, delivery and redelivery of ship, and assistance in handling various sea distresses; and8. Handling other shipping agencies business as verified by the competent authority.Any service provided by a shipping agency shall be performed under the name of the principal and shall be limited to the scope agreed upon by both parties.
中文原文 船務代理業管理規則第18條
船務代理業經營業務如下：
一、簽發客票或載貨證券，並得代收票款或運費。
二、簽訂租船契約，並得代收租金。
三、攬載客貨。
四、辦理各項航政、商港手續。
五、照料船舶、船員、旅客或貨物，並辦理船舶檢修事項。
六、協助處理貨物理賠及受託有關法律或仲裁事項。
七、辦理船舶建造、買賣、租傭、交船、接船及協助處理各種海事案件。
八、處理其他經主管機關核定之有關委託船務代理事項。
船務代理業所經營之代理業務，應以委託人名義為之，並以約定之範圍為限。
一、簽發客票或載貨證券，並得代收票款或運費。
二、簽訂租船契約，並得代收租金。
三、攬載客貨。
四、辦理各項航政、商港手續。
五、照料船舶、船員、旅客或貨物，並辦理船舶檢修事項。
六、協助處理貨物理賠及受託有關法律或仲裁事項。
七、辦理船舶建造、買賣、租傭、交船、接船及協助處理各種海事案件。
八、處理其他經主管機關核定之有關委託船務代理事項。
船務代理業所經營之代理業務，應以委託人名義為之，並以約定之範圍為限。