Common Carriage

Common (Public) Carriage in Maritime Law

Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.

The following is a definition of Common (Public) Carriage, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: Carriage performed by a “common carrier”, who undertakes to transport the public’s goods from and to places advertised and at times advertised, usually on regular, “liner” (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary) routes and under “liner” bills of lading, in consideration of the payment of freight (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary) by the shipper (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary). Common carriage is the opposite of private carriage (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary). See Tetley, “Tug and Tow” (1991) Il Diritto Marittimo 893 at p. 898; Tetley,M.C.C., 4 Ed., 2008 at pp. 14-15, 75; Tetley, Int’l. M. & A. L., 2003 at pp. 65- 116.