The body of private international law governing maritime activities and disputes, including navigation, shipping, salvage, pollution, and seafarers' rights. Admiralty law, also called maritime law, is distinct from the law of the sea (UNCLOS), which governs relations between nations.
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Arrest of ShipA legal procedure in admiralty law by which a claimant detains a vessel to obtain security for a maritime claim.BareconA standard bareboat charter party form published by BIMCO, widely used in the shipping industry for bareboat or demise charter agreements.CabotageThe restriction of commercial shipping operations within a country's coastal waters to vessels flying the national flag.Classification SocietyAn organization that establishes and maintains technical standards for the construction and operation of ships and offshore structures.Flag StateThe country in which a vessel is registered and whose flag it flies.General AverageA principle of maritime law under which all parties to a sea venture proportionally share any losses resulting from a voluntary sacrifice of part of the ship or cargo to save the whole in an emergency.
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