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Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of 1936 (COGSA)

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000690

A United States federal law that governs the rights and responsibilities of carriers and shippers for goods transported by sea in foreign trade. It establishes a framework for liability, including specific defenses for carriers and limitations on the amount of liability per package. COGSA applies from the time goods are loaded onto a ship until they are discharged.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-000690
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectCommercial Auto
AbbreviationCOGSA
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A United States federal law that governs the rights and responsibilities of carriers and shippers for goods transported by sea in foreign trade. It establishes a framework for liability, including specific defenses for carriers and limitations on the amount of liability per package. COGSA applies from the time goods are loaded onto a ship until they are discharged.",
  "abbreviation": "COGSA",
  "subject": "Commercial Auto",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/carriage-of-goods-by-sea-act-of-1936-cogsa/"
}

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