Voyage charter: a contract whereby the shipowner places the vessel at the disposal of the charterer for one or more voyages, the shipowner being responsible for the operation of the vessel.
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Voyage
a trip or journey taken by a vessel on the water. The voyage may be long (as is the case in transatlantic trips, for example) or short like a commuter's trip on a commuter ferry boat.
VOYAGE, marine law. The passage of a ship upon the seas, from one port to another, or to several ports.
Legal Definition of FreightGeneral Average A principle of maritime law where in the event of emergency, if cargo is jettisoned or expenses incurred, the loss is shared proportionately by all parties with a financial interest in the voyage.
The British also made extensive use of the doctrine of continuous voyage. The United States protested British maritime practices; however, Britain possessed a basis in international law for its policies.
or other goods, not being the personal luggage of such passengers, that is to say on the lower deck or platform one passenger for every fourteen clear superficial feet of deck if such vessel is not to pass within the tropics during such voyage; ...
DAMAGED GOODS
In the language of the customs, are goods subject to duties, which have received some injury either in the voyage home, or while bonded in warehouses.... more ...
 See also: Were, Will, Lawyer, Wrong, Witness
  
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