{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"International Maritime Cargo Insurance","description":"International maritime cargo insurance covers loss or damage to goods shipped by sea across borders, running from the port of loading through to the agreed destination. It encompasses the classic perils of the sea – storm, collision, sinking – alongside theft, port mishandling, and contributions arising from general average. Shippers and freight forwarders take out such policies because carrier liability under a bill of lading is capped at statutory limits that rarely reflect the true cargo valu","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/international-maritime-cargo-insurance","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-25T10:48:57.799136","citation":"https://www.insureon.com/insurance-glossary/marine-cargo-insurance/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/international-maritime-cargo-insurance","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"International Maritime Cargo Insurance · International maritime cargo insurance covers loss or damage to goods shipped by sea across borders, running from the port of loading through to the agreed destination. · Quelle: https://www.insureon.com/insurance-glossary/marine-cargo-insurance/"}