{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Joint Cargo Liability Agreements","description":"Unlike a simple liability clause in a single contract, joint cargo liability agreements allocate responsibility among multiple carriers or logistics operators handling a consignment across separate transport legs. Typical parties include ocean carriers, air freight operators, freight forwarders and subcontractors working together in a multimodal chain. The agreement specifies which carrier bears liability for which leg, what maximum liability caps apply, and how damage is to be notified and comp","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/joint-cargo-liability-agreements","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-25T12:09:04.362428","citation":"https://www.ics-shipping.org/docs/default-source/resources/joint-cargo-liability-clauses-2016.pdf","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/joint-cargo-liability-agreements","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Joint Cargo Liability Agreements · Unlike a simple liability clause in a single contract, joint cargo liability agreements allocate responsibility among multiple carriers or logistics operators handling a consignment across separate transport legs. · Quelle: https://www.ics-shipping.org/docs/default-source/resources/joint-cargo-liability-clauses-2016.pdf"}