Harwich Port (also spelled Harwichport) is a census-designated place (CDP), and affluent village that sits along the Nantucket Sound, in the town of Harwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,809 at the 2000 census. Harwich Port is noted for having three of the most beautiful harbors on the Cape: Allen Harbor, Saquatucket Harbor, and Wychmere Harbor . The downtown portion of the village is scattered along Route 28, which is littered with boutique hotels, clothing stores, cafes, jewelry stores, and restaurants. The Holy Trinity School, a private Pre-K through grade five school, is also located in Harwich Port along Main Street. Harwich Port is also home to the Allen Harbor Yacht Club, and the Harwich Port Golf Club.

What is maritime and admiralty law?

Admiralty and maritime law involves cases related to navigation and commerce on oceans, rivers, and lakes. Admiralty and maritime cases can involve injuries to longshoremen and vessel crew members, contracts for cargo shipping, vessel collisions, and cruise ship passenger injuries. If your issues involves ships and shipping, business or commerce transacted at sea, finds and salvage, the duties, rights, and liabilities of ship owners, ship masters, and other maritime workers, it is within the realm of admiralty law.

Answers to maritime and admiralty law issues in Massachusetts

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Federal court opinions concerning maritime and admiralty law in Massachusetts