freight abandonment clause
freight abandonment clause 放弃运费条款 指当船舶发生全损或推定全损时，保险人放弃对运费的求偿权的条款。
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overseas bill of lading
A bill of lading used for overseas shipment by water or air. UCC § 2-323. • In air freight, an overseas bill of lading is called an air waybill. — Often shortened to overseas bill.
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hat money
hat money. Maritime law. A small gratuity traditionally paid to the master (and sometimes the crew) of a ship for the care of the cargo. — Also termed pocket money; primage. [Cases: Shipping 69. C.J.S. Shipping § 158.] “Primage and average, which are mentioned in bills of lading, mean a small compensation or duty paid
station
station. 1. Social position or status. See STATUS. 2. A place where military duties are performed or military goods are stored. 3. A headquarters, as of a police department. 4. A place where both freight and passengers are received for transport or delivered after transport. [Cases: Railroads 225. C.J.S. Railroads §§ 776–778, 782, 806.] 5.
free on board
free on board. A mercantile-contract term allocating the rights and duties of the buyer and the seller of goods with respect to delivery, payment, and risk of loss, whereby the seller must clear the goods for export, and the buyer must arrange for transportation. • The seller’s delivery is complete (and the risk of loss
noerr–pennington doctrine
Noerr–Pennington doctrine. The principle that the First Amendment shields from liability (esp. under antitrust laws) companies that join together to lobby the government. • The doctrine derives from a line of Supreme Court cases beginning with Eastern R.R. Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc., 365 U.S. 127, 81 S.Ct. 523 (1961), and United Mine
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