Dead Freight

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The amount paid by a charterer for that part of the vessel's capa- When the charterer of a vessel has shipped part of the goods on board, and is not ready to ship the remainder, the master, unless restrained by his special contract, may take other goods on board, and the amount which is not supplied, required to complete the cargo, is considered dead freight. The dead freight is to be calculated according to the actual capacity of the vessel. 3 Chit. Com. Law, 399; 2 Starkie, 450.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The sum paid for the empty portion of a ship by a charterer. See 3 Brit. Rul. Cas. 266.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The amount paid by a charterer for that part of the vessel's capacity which he does not occupy although he has contracted for it. When the charterer of a vessel has shipped part of the goods on board, and is not ready to ship the remainder, the master, unless restrained by his special contract, may take other goods on board, and the amount which is not supplied, required to complete the cargo, is considered dead freight. The dead freight is to be calculated according to the actual capacity of the vessel. 3 Chit. Com. Law 399; 2 Stark. 450; Mc Cull. Com. Die. See L. R. 6 Q. B. 528. See Freight.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

When a merchant who has chartered a vessel puts on board a part only of the intended cargo, but yet, having chartered the whole vessel, is bound to pay freight for the unoccupied capacity, the freight thus due is called "dead freight" Gray v. Care, L. R. 6 Q. B. 528; Phillips v. Rodin, 15 East. 547.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In maritime law. A kind of freight payable by the charterer when the cargo in respect of which it is payable, or some part

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

The amount paid by a charterer the vessel's capacity which he does not contracted for it.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

In maritime law. A kind of freight payable by the charterer of a vessel, when the cargo in respect of which it is payable has, from some cause, on the part of the charterer, not been conveyed as provided. Jacohsen^s Sea Laws, 287—292. 3 Campb. 428.