affreightment
1affreightment — index carriage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 affreightment …
2Affreightment — Af*freight ment, n. [Cf. F. affr[ e]tement.] The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo. [1913 Webster] …
3Affreightment — Admiralty law History …
4affreightment — /afreytmant/ A contract of affreightment is a contract with a ship owner to hire his ship, or part of it, for the carriage of goods. The Fred Smartley, Jr., C.C.A.Va., 100 F.2d 971, 973. Such a contract generally takes the form either of a… …
5affreightment — /afreytmant/ A contract of affreightment is a contract with a ship owner to hire his ship, or part of it, for the carriage of goods. The Fred Smartley, Jr., C.C.A.Va., 100 F.2d 971, 973. Such a contract generally takes the form either of a… …
6affreightment — ▪ international law contract for carriage of goods by water, “freight” being the price paid for the service of carriage. Such contracts are of immense importance to the world economy, forming the legal structure of the arterial traffic of… …
7affreightment — noun The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo …
8affreightment — hiring of a vessel Nautical Terms …
9affreightment — n. renting of cargo ships …
10affreightment — af·freight·ment …