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CASPIANA CLAUSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Law
  • Law of the Sea
DEF

A clause in the bill of lading, allowing shipowners to discharge cargo for a strike bound port at "any safe or convenient port."

OBS

The clause is known as the Caspiana clause, from the name of the ship in the leading case on the construction of the clause.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit maritime
  • Droit de la mer

Spanish

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