{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Transport law","description":"Transport law comes into play as soon as a contract of carriage is concluded: it governs the legal relationships between shipper, freight forwarder, and carrier, as well as liability for damage, loss, and delay. The applicable regime depends on the mode of transport—road freight falls under the CMR Convention, air cargo under the Montreal Convention, sea freight under the Hague Rules or Hamburg Rules, and rail under the CIM Uniform Rules. For logistics professionals, correct classification matte","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/transport-law-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T21:23:04.527229","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkehrsrecht","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/transport-law-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Transport law · Transport law comes into play as soon as a contract of carriage is concluded: it governs the legal relationships between shipper, freight forwarder, and carrier, as well as liability for damage, loss, and delay. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkehrsrecht"}