Cargo Insurance Disclaimer
v1.0 · Effective 2026-05-26 · IKEOCEAN® LLC, DBA ShipHub™
ShipHub™ is not a cargo insurer; insurance is optional and provided exclusively by licensed third-party underwriters.
1. 1. ShipHub™ Is Not an Insurer
IKEOCEAN® LLC, doing business as ShipHub™ is NOT an insurance company, insurance broker, or insurance producer. ShipHub™ does not underwrite, issue, sell, bind, or guarantee cargo insurance. Any cargo, marine, or liability insurance offered or referenced through the platform is provided by independent, licensed third-party insurers under their own policy terms, conditions, exclusions, deductibles, and limits.
2. 2. Default Carrier Liability
In the absence of independently purchased cargo insurance, the only recourse for loss or damage is the limited liability of the operating carrier under the applicable bill of lading, tariff, or international convention (e.g., Hague-Visby, Hamburg Rules, Montreal Convention, Warsaw Convention, CMR, Carmack Amendment). These limits are typically a small fraction of cargo value (for example, USD $0.50 per pound for domestic motor carriage under Carmack, or SDR 2 per kilogram under Hague-Visby).
3. 3. Strong Recommendation to Insure
You are strongly encouraged to obtain all-risk cargo insurance at or above the full declared value of every shipment. Failure to do so is at your sole risk, and ShipHub™ disclaims any liability for uninsured loss.
4. 4. Claims
All cargo claims must be filed in writing with the operating carrier and the issuing insurer within the time limits specified in the bill of lading, tariff, policy, and applicable convention. ShipHub™ will, on request, facilitate claim submission but is not a party to and is not liable under any policy of insurance or bill of lading.
5. Governing Law, Venue & Dispute Resolution
This document is governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Georgia, United States of America, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.
Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this document or the Services shall be resolved exclusively by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, with the seat of arbitration in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. The arbitrator's award shall be final, non-appealable, and enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.
You expressly waive any right to a trial by jury and any right to participate in a class, collective, consolidated, or representative action against ShipHub™. Any claim must be brought within one (1) year of the event giving rise to it or be permanently barred.
6. Electronic Acceptance
You agree that your electronic acceptance of this document — whether via checkbox, click, API authentication, or continued use of the Services — has the same legal force and effect as a hand-written signature under the U.S. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN), the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), and any equivalent law in your jurisdiction.
ShipHub™ retains a server-side acceptance record including timestamp, IP address, document version, and account identifier, which shall constitute prima facie evidence of acceptance in any proceeding.
7. Notices, Updates & Acceptance
IKEOCEAN® LLC, doing business as ShipHub™ ("ShipHub™", "we", "us", or "our") may amend this document at any time by posting an updated version inside the Legal Center at /legal. Continued access to or use of the ShipHub™ platform, application, APIs, dashboards, marketplace, agent network, partner portal, or any service offered by ShipHub™ (collectively, the "Services") after the effective date constitutes binding acceptance of the revised document.
By creating an account, clicking an acceptance checkbox, signing electronically, submitting a booking, transmitting an API call, or otherwise using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by this document and every other policy referenced in the Legal Center.
Where any term of this document conflicts with a signed master services agreement executed between you and ShipHub™, the executed agreement controls only as to the conflicting provision; all other provisions of this document remain in full force.
8. Contact & Notices
Legal notices to ShipHub™ must be sent in writing to: IKEOCEAN® LLC, doing business as ShipHub™, Legal Department, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with a copy to info@ikeocean.com. Notices to you may be delivered via the email address on file, in-platform notification, or any reasonable electronic means; electronic notice is deemed received upon transmission.
For questions about this document or to exercise any rights described herein, contact info@ikeocean.com or write to our Legal Department at the address above.