Commercial Maritime Law

A debt shall be deemed a maritime debt if it arises from any of the following causes: 1. Damage caused by the vessel by reason of a collision, pollution, or other similar maritime accidents. 2. Loss of life or bodily injury caused by the vessel or arising from the operation thereof. 3. Contracts relating to the operation or charter of the vessel. 4. Contracts relating to carriage of goods under a charterparty or a bill of lading. 5. Loss of or damage to goods and baggage carried by the vessel. 6. Rescue operations. 7. General average losses. 8. Towage of the vessel. 9. Pilotage. 10. Supply of materials or equipment necessary for the operation or maintenance of the vessel. 11. Construction, repair, or fitting of the vessel, and its docking costs. 12. Wages of the master, officers, crew members, and maritime agents. 13. Amounts expended by the master, consignors, charterers, or maritime agents on account of the vessel or its owner. 14. A dispute over the ownership of a vessel. 15. A dispute in connection with the co- ownership, possession, or utilization of a vessel, or with the co-owners’ rights to the amounts resulting from utilization thereof. 16. A maritime mortgage. 17. Fees and charges of ports and waterways. 18. Insurance of a vessel. 19. Costs of raising and removing wreckage or goods. Commercial Maritime Law