{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"marine cargo insurance","description":"Unlike general transit insurance, marine cargo insurance is built around the specific perils of ocean carriage: it covers goods against loss or damage throughout the voyage and typically extends to port handling and transshipment. Cover is available as a single-shipment policy, an open or annual policy for regular traders, or – relevant to shipowners rather than shippers – hull insurance, which protects the vessel itself rather than its cargo. Premiums reflect commodity type, trade lane, vessel ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/marine-cargo-insurance","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T13:56:40.977215","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_insurance","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/marine-cargo-insurance","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"marine cargo insurance · Unlike general transit insurance, marine cargo insurance is built around the specific perils of ocean carriage: it covers goods against loss or damage throughout the voyage and typically extends to port handling and transshipment. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_insurance"}