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Cargo Insurance Insurance that pays the beneficiary of the policy if freight covered by the policy is damaged or lost during transit.
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Cargo Weight: Combined weight of all loads, gear and supplies on a vehicle.
Cartage Company: Company that provides local (within a town, city or municipality) pick-up and delivery.

CARGO - Goods, merchandise or commodities of every description which may be carried aboard a vessel, in consideration of the freight charged; does not include provisions and stores for use on board.

Cargo tonnage: the cargo capacity of a vessel, expressed in weight or volume.

Cargo: The goods and merchandise carried by a merchant ship.
Cash flow: An accounting term for the total net income plus moneys allowed for depreciation of equipment and plant.

Cargo
goods that are carried by ship or barge, usually for commercial reasons. Common types of cargo that are transported by maritime vessels include cars, oil, metal and machinery.

CARGO, mar. law. The entire load of a ship or other vessel. Abb. on Sh. Index, h. t.; 1 Dall. 197; Merl. Rep. h. t.; 2 Gill & John. 136. This term is usually applied to goods only, and does not include human beings. 1 Phill. Ins. 185; 4 Pick.

Cargo claims
Claims for damage to cargo shipped in international commerce are governed by the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, which is the U.S. enactment of the Hague Rules.

n.
Cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten a ship in distress.
Discarded cargo or equipment found washed ashore. See Usage Note at flotsam.
Discarded odds and ends.

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Definition - Noun
: products made by nonunion employees or by employees considered to be treated unfairly by their employer ...

Where a man is killed by a vessel at rest the cargo is not deodand; where the vessel is under sail, hull and cargo are both deodand.

harm; medical costs and/or lost earnings due to physical injury; long-term or permanent loss of physical capacity; claims by others due to the insured's alleged negligence (e.g. public liability auto insurance); loss of a ship and/or cargo; ...

Del caso se hace cargo una agencia o un trabajador social, los nombres de los padres adoptivos se ingresan en una lista y finalmente se encuentra al niño indicado según sus circunstancias.

n. Crime related to the theft of small amounts or small items.It is a common problem when the cargo is getting transferred in shipments or baggages and in manufacturing units where employees steal items.
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salvage
1) v. to save goods. 2) n. payment to a person or group which saves cargo from a shipwreck.

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