1. The storing, packing, or arranging of cargo on a vessel to protect the goods from friction, bruising, or water damage during a voyage. • The bill of lading will often prescribe the method of stowage to be used. [Cases: Shipping 110. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 326, 328.]
2. The place (such as a ship’s hull) where goods are stored. [Cases: Shipping 16, 123. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 21–26, 326.]
3. The goods so stored.
4. A fee paid for the storage of goods; a storage fee.