COGSA

COGSA. 1.abbr.CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT. 2.Maritime law. A country’s enactment of the inter-national convention popularly known as the Hague Rules. • The acronym is used even when the country’s statute has a different title; for example, the Canadian Carriage of Goods by Water Act is referred to as the “Canadian COGSA.” [Blacks Law 8th]