(1) Lastiveoleping on veoleping, millega üks isik (vedaja) kohustub teise isiku (saatja) ees meritsi vedama talle saatja poolt vedamiseks üleantud kauba sihtsadamasse ja andma seal üle kauba vastuvõtmiseks õigustatud saajale, kes ei ole lastiveolepingu osapool. Saatja kohustub vedamise eest maksma vedajale kokkulepitud tasu (edaspidi veotasu)., (1) A contract for the carriage of cargo is a contract for carriage whereby a person (the carrier) undertakes to another person (the shipper) to carry the goods delivered to the carrier by the shipper for carriage by sea to the port of destination and to deliver the goods there to a consignee entitled to receive the goods, who is not a party to the contract for the carriage of cargo. The shipper undertakes to pay freight for the carriage to the carrier (hereinafter the freight)., defineeritakse kõikide Eesti õigusaktide ulatuses, defined within the scope of all Estonian legal instruments