Marine Cargo & Goods in Transit Insurance
Protect your freight across global sea routes, airfreight corridors, and Australian highways. Comprehensive coverage from origin warehouse to final delivery.
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Coverage Scope
What This Insurance Covers
Designed to help reduce gaps in your cover and support your business continuity.
Marine Cargo (Import & Export)
Worldwide door-to-door protection for ocean container shipments and airfreight consignments against vessel sinking, stranding, fire, and general average contributions.
Inland Goods in Transit (Road & Rail)
Protects freight moving across Australian highways against truck collision, rollover, derailment, fire, flash flood, and cargo theft.
Carrier's & Freight Forwarder's Liability
Protects transport operators and logistics providers against freight damage claims governed by standard consignment contract conditions.
Temperature Controlled & Reefer Cargo
Specialized spoilage cover for fresh meat, dairy, seafood, and pharmaceuticals following refrigeration equipment breakdown during transit.
Loading & Unloading Impact
Covers physical damage occurring during crane hoisting, forklift loading, and unloading operations at freight depots and customer delivery sites.
Temporary Transit Storage
Extends protection to goods temporarily stored in transit warehouses, bonded depots, or cross-docking hubs for up to 30 to 60 days.
100% Policy Transparency
What Isn't Covered? (Policy Exclusions)
Every policy has exclusions and limits. Your Lesure broker will walk you through the key ones in your PDS before you buy, so you know where you stand.
Standard Inclusions & Key Covers
What your tailored policy typically protects
- Institute Cargo Clauses (A, B, or C) international coverage terms
- General Average and salvage contribution expenses
- Debris removal, freight salvage, and cargo clean-up costs
- Annual turnover policies or single one-off shipment certificates
- Concealed damage extensions with 30-day reporting windows after uncrating
- Subcontractor freight operations and vicarious liability protection
Standard Policy Exclusions & Boundaries
Circumstances typically requiring separate extensions or policies
- Inherent vice, natural evaporation, or ordinary leakage of goods in transit
- Insufficient or improper packaging, containerization, or securing of cargo
- Losses resulting from international geopolitical embargoes or trade sanctions
- Financial insolvency or financial default of vessel owners or charterers
- Unexplained inventory discrepancies identified during stocktake audits
- Deliberate malicious damage caused by the insured cargo owner
Target Audience
Who Needs Marine Cargo & Transit Insurance?
Whether required by commercial lease covenants, head contractor worksite rules, or institutional risk management, Lesure tailors cover to your precise operational profile.
Australian importers receiving sea freight containers from Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Exporters shipping Australian agricultural, mining, or manufactured goods internationally.
Domestic wholesalers, distributors, and logistics hubs moving inventory interstate.
Freight forwarders, customs brokers, and third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse operators.
Machinery importers transporting high-value industrial equipment and production lines.
E-commerce brands and retailers with continuous containerized stock movements.
The Lesure Advantage
Why We're Different
Broker advice backed by the Steadfast network and decades of underwriting experience.
Steadfast Network Leverage
Access Steadfast policy wordings and compare options from 140+ insurers.
Bespoke, Tailored Precision
Purpose-built policies designed around your specific trade, contracts, and actual business risk profile.
Fast Claims Support
End-to-end claims advocacy. When an incident occurs, we handle the entire process while you focus on your business.
Transparency & Bilingual Support
Clear policy reviews in English or Vietnamese, with the key terms and exclusions explained before you buy.
How It Works
The Lesure 5-Step Broker Process
From first fact-find through to ongoing claims advocacy, we represent your interests.
Fact Find & Consultation
We listen to your concerns and map out your business and asset risks so no detail is missed.
Risk Analysis & Custom Design
Our experts assess your risk exposure to tailor the exact cover you need, eliminating unnecessary policy costs.
Market Search & Negotiation
We leverage our network of 140+ insurers to compare options and negotiate suitable cover for your needs.
Policy Placement & Binding
We handle all paperwork, issue your Certificate of Currency (CoC) promptly, and explain all exclusions upfront.
Claims Management & Ongoing Support
We manage annual renewals as you grow and act as your advocate during claims to help you get a fair outcome under your policy.
Common Inquiries
Frequently Asked Questions
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