A tramp service, also called a tramper is a service that is even available at a short notice, so it does not follow any strict schedule or routes. With tramp service, goods can be on and offloaded at any port. Trampers are also used to carry bulk cargo, apart from usual cargoes.

• Tramp service does not have a fixed schedule or route and is even available at a short notice. It is less expensive and even has the capability to fit in ships with lesser speed.
• Trampers generally do not take a huge load, they prefer to transport one or two shippers’ consignments and limit their loading and loading to a lesser number of ports.
• The freight rates are negotiable.
• Tramps are a little smaller and can carry only simple and uniform cargo in larger quantities. It can carry only one kind of specific goods at a time.