Cargo - Law Dictionary Search Results
Dead freight
Dead freight, the unsupplied part of a cargo, or the freight payable by a merchant where he has not shipped a full cargo for the part
Damage
agents or servants by reason of the negligent operation and management of the vessel, as, for example, when cargo is damaged by exposure to weather or by negligent stowage, or, by the misconduct of those in charge
loss
event actual total loss : a loss in marine insurance in which the property (as a vessel or cargo) cannot be repaired or recovered compare constructive total loss in this entry capital loss : the amount by
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salvage
salvage 1 a : compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for recovering it from an actual loss (as in a shipwreck)
Dunnage
Fagots boughs or loose materials of any kind laid on the bottom of the hold for the cargo to rest upon to prevent injury by water or stowed among casks and other cargo to prevent their
Rummage
A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship also the act of stowing cargo the pulling and moving about of packages incident to
Always Afloat
Always Afloat. Charter-parties often require that a ship shall discharge her cargo 'always afloat.' This means that the port to which she is sent to discharge must be one in
Charter-party
the ship, being seaworthy and furnished with necessaries, shall be ready by a certain day to receive the cargo, shall sail when loaded, and deliver her cargo at her port of destination (the act of God or
Demurrage
number of days, called running or working or lay days, shall be allowed for receiving or discharging the cargo, and that the freighter may detain the vessel for a further specified time, or as long as he
Freight
the absence of an express contact to the contrary, the entire freight is not earned until the whole cargo be ready for delivery, or has been delivered to the consignee, according to the contract for its conveyance.
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