Category: Maritime law

  • Maritime Law

    Introduction to Maritime Law Maritime Law, branch of law relating to commerce and navigation on the high seas and on other navigable waters. Specifically, the term refers to the body of customs, legislation, international treaties, and court decisions pertaining to ownership and operation […]

  • Barge

    A shallow draft, walled-in marine conveyance used to haul cargo, usually in bulk. A barge may be self-propelled, although it is more commonly pulled or pushed by a tug or other vessel. Barges are used principally on inland waterways, although some oceangoing vessels are specially equipped to carry b…

  • Allision

    Description of Allision In this reference work, allision is a sort of the Maritime law category. Resources See Also Collision Shipping Maritime law

  • Abs Rules

    Description of Abs Rules In this reference work, abs rules is a sort of the Maritime law category. Resources See Also American Bureau Of Shipping Shipping Maritime law

  • Merchant Marine

    Summary of Merchant Marine A nation's fleet of oceangoing commercial cargo and passenger vessels. In some nations these vessels may be owned and operated by instrumentalities of the government. For most of the major maritime nations, however, the vessels are privately owned and […]

  • Merchant Marine

    Summary of Merchant Marine A nation's fleet of oceangoing commercial cargo and passenger vessels. In some nations these vessels may be owned and operated by instrumentalities of the government. For most of the major maritime nations, however, the vessels are privately owned and […]

  • General Average

    Summary of General Average An ancient principle in international maritime law requiring a contribution by the vessel and cargo interests to pay for "extraordinary expenses and sacrifices"incurred in saving the vessel and its cargo. The term average derives from an Arabic word […]

  • General Average

    Summary of General Average An ancient principle in international maritime law requiring a contribution by the vessel and cargo interests to pay for "extraordinary expenses and sacrifices"incurred in saving the vessel and its cargo. The term average derives from an Arabic word […]

  • Adventure

    Summary of Adventure In marine insurance, any maritime enterprise. The term is most commonly used to denote the risks undertaken by a vessel and her cargo in the course of transiting the seas.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Description of Adventure Resources See Also Joint […]

  • International Maritime Organization

    Summary of International Maritime Organization A specialized agency of the United Nations concerned with maritime safety and protection of the marine environment. The IMO was created as the result of the United Nations Maritime Conference of 1948; the convention creating the IMO did not, […]

  • Innocent Passage

    Summary of Innocent Passage The right of a ship of one state to transit the territorial sea of another state, so long as the voyage does not disturb the peace or well-being of the coastal state. This right is subject to limitations, such as the right of the coastal state to prescribe […]

  • Innocent Passage

    Summary of Innocent Passage The right of a ship of one state to transit the territorial sea of another state, so long as the voyage does not disturb the peace or well-being of the coastal state. This right is subject to limitations, such as the right of the coastal state to prescribe […]

  • Possessory Action

    Description of Possessory Action In this reference work, possessory action is a sort of the Maritime law category. Resources See Also Ejectment Replevin Admiralty Maritime law

  • Possessory Action

    Description of Possessory Action In this reference work, possessory action is a sort of the Maritime law category. Resources See Also Ejectment Replevin Admiralty Maritime law

  • Cargo

    Summary of Cargo Merchandise in the process of being transported; not to be confused with freight, which, in maritime usage, is the sum earned by a carrier for transporting goods. General cargo consists of various commodities comprising the property of many shippers or consignees; special […]