General Average Settlement

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The General Average settlement is the accounting process used under General Average (GA). It involves calculating and allocating the costs and sacrifices incurred to save the vessel, its cargo, and other interests, according to GA rules, and settling contributions among the ship, cargo owners, and other parties.

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