Expenditure, also called general average disbursements, incurred by a shipowner in connection with a general average act, e.g. hire of a tug to tow a stricken vessel to a port of refuge. Any damage to cargo during the operation is general average sacrifice. Port of refuge expenses are the most common form of general average expenditure and are recoverable from the general average fund. The hull insurer is not directly liable for these expenses. They are included in the final general average adjustment and incorporated in the general average contribution payable by the insurer in so far as it is recoverable under the policy.
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Expenditure incurred by a ship owner in connection with a general average act e.g., the hire of a tug to pull a vessel off a strand.