Affreightment
Affreightment
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English Legal System: Affreightment
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Affreightment:
A contract for the carriage of goods by sea (the consideration being called freight and the carrier the freighter). It can be either a *charterparty or a contract whose terms are set out in the *bill of lading.
Affreightment in Maritime Law
Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.
The following is a definition of Affreightment, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: [Translation of Affreightment in French: "affrètement"] [Translation of Affreightment in Spanish: "fletamento"] [Translation of Affreightment in Italian: "noleggio"] [Translation of Affreightment in German:"Seefrachtgeschäft"] - In civil law jurisdictions, "affreightment" refers to a contract for the chartering of a ship or some principal part of it. In England, the term is used to refer to the contract for the carriage of goods in a ship, either under a bill of lading (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary) or a charterparty (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary). (Tetley, Int'l C. of L., 1994 at p. 248 note 7; Tetley, Int'l M. & A. L., 2003 at p. 128 note 28).
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Freight
Affreightment in Admiralty Law
For information on affreightment in this context, see the entry on affreightment in the maritime law encyclopedia.
Meaning of Affreightment
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Contract Of Affreightment
Shipping