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What does act of man mean in freight forwarding?

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A / Act of man

This term, used in marine cargo insurance, applies when some part of a ship’s cargo is deliberately sacrificed—typically when a vessel is in distress—to save the remainder of the cargo. The owners of the surviving cargo are each responsible for covering a proportionate share of the losses.

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