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affreightment

affreightment

9.9
A contract to hire a ship or cargo space to carry goods by sea
  • noun
  • /ˌæfˈraɪtmənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fletamento
  • The merchant signed an affreightment contract to transport his goods across the ocean.
  • contract of affreightment

Examples

  • The reason why vetting is discussed in relation to the contract of affreightment is that vetting forms an integral part of the contract.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Only they can determine its form, explicit or implied; thus, in each contract of affreightment, it may appear differently.

    Academic text (2017)

  • A typical example is vetting, since its absence means no contract of affreightment, as mentioned above.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The issue of de facto affreightment is not new, as it had been discussed during the Amoco Cadiz trial, as well as other cases.

    Academic text (2017)

  • This is where the peculiarity develops, namely when we correlate vetting with the contract of affreightment.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Before booking a ship, they reviewed the terms of the affreightment to ensure it met their needs.

  • In the shipping industry, affreightment agreements are essential for safely moving cargo by sea.

Synonyms

shipping
vsaffreightment
187 3.1

Business of moving goods by sea using large boats

is the legal hiring of sea transport space as a formal contract
shipment
vsaffreightment
66 2.1

To send goods to a place by ship, truck, or plane

is a contract to hire sea transport space rather than the sending act

Surface Forms

affreightment singular
affreightments plural

Morphology

affreightment = affreight (semi-transparent) = affreight + ment

Formed by standard noun derivation from the verb 'affreight', but the verb is rare and the sense is specialized in maritime/legal contexts, so the meaning may not be fully inferable by average learners.

Etymology

Affreightment comes from the old verb affreight, which uses the familiar word freight, meaning 'goods carried'. So an affreightment is the contract or act of hiring a ship or space to carry those goods, especially by sea.