Shipping Law

The author of the volume is providing the examination of the counterproliferation activities of the nations that commonly participate in the PSI, i.e. Proliferation Security Initiative, explaining the relevant framework for the interception activities. He has also examined the significance of the intelligence to those operations, together with the assessment of the legal issues that are raised by the operations.

In addition to that, he provided a comprehensive overview of all threats normally posed by the WMD proliferation. According to the reviews done by the experts in the field, the strength of this publication would include the highly readable yet concise introduction to the subject and valuable brief notes provided by the author and related to the evolution of the PSI and responses to it together with the operational reality with regard to the intelligence in relevant operations.

The book will be interesting to the practicing maritime lawyers or anyone else dealing with the maritime security matters; it also surveys the most effective measures adopted by the states to supplement the nonproliferation regime. The author's contribution has been greatly appreciated and found very important and accessible.

This is the very first detailed publication devoted wholly to the English law in connection with the yacht ownership and their operation. Note that it was not the intention of the authors to concentrate on the leisure yacht. The idea was to provide the builders of the yachts as well as the researchers in the field and all other parties involved, with the important legal matters relating to the sailing and motor yacht building and operation.

In the past the subject facilities could only be owned by the rich people; however, the past years showed quite a rapid growth in the subject market and serious investments made in the design of the yachts and associated technical researches. This all has eventually resulted in a very complicated legal framework which is quite difficult to understand.

However, it is quite clear that the appropriate understanding shall be possessed by anyone engaged in the field and this is what the present book will help you with. The numerous standard contract forms have been covered and explained in detail. The book opens with the information about the yacht building contracts and their registration, VAT applicability, legislation, accidents at sea, and many other important areas.

As we all know, the distribution of the oil resources of our planet is quite uneven and that is the reason why the most of the subject hydrocarbon has to be transported by the ships. In fact, the maritime transportation of oil across the oceans is mainly a sort of one-way trade involving the supply and consuming states. Among the major established routes for the oil carriage there are Middle East/Southern Asia to America, China and Japan, and Western Europe.

And, actually, these are the routes on which the incidents involving the marine pollution by oil occur. The oil has been treated as the main energy source for the mankind starting from the times of the World War Two. The number of oil movements has drastically increased and nowadays the huge number of oil tankers is delivered on the regular basis in order to satisfy the demand for the oil transportation.

It is of no surprise that the problem of oil pollution has also increased and is considered one of the most serious problems in the field of marine pollution today, because the oil is one of the worst pollutants. It results in the very negative consequences – not only environmental but also economic and social. A single oil spill can eventually result in so many problems not limited to the ecology.

The main content of the present volume is prepared on the basis of the documents presented during the Eleventh International Colloquium of the Institute of International Shipping & Trade Law. The book was written by the team of recognized specialists contributing their knowledge and experience with the ultimate intention to give readers a perfect and professional insight into the most important issues in the field of the internationally made contracts for sale and transportation.

There are three parts in this volume with the first one offering readers a detailed and thorough discussion on the most critical issues and unanswered questions related to the international trade and associated contracts. The second part is devoted to the legal aspects normally arising in relation with the security of the cargoes, letters of credit and other papers involved. Finally, the third part provides an up to date analysis of the matters relating to the cargo insurance.

The volume features a truly remarkable and impressively broad coverage of the topics and shall be a vital reading and reference source for both students and industry professionals, who will find the information contained herein, beneficial for their study and work.

Written by the team of the world class maritime lawyers, this fourth edition of the title takes into account all latest developments in the field of the maritime law. The opening chapter of the publication is dealing with the conflict of laws including the arbitration, court arbitration, and governing law.

The shipbuilding and ship sale contracts and the associated obligations, registration of the ships, and essentials of the ship finance are covered in the second chapter while the third one deals with the international maritime trade and the relevant shipping paperwork; here, the basic terms, contract performance and other important aspects are covered.

Both time and voyage charterparties are discussed in the fourth chapter, while the fifth one is dealing with the bills of lading and cargo clams, covering such items as the carrier’s identity, proving the loss, potential liability of the claimant’s and others.

The topics covered in the rest of the volume include but are not limited to the carriage of passengers, liabilities of the ship, wreck removal, pilotage, salvage, limitation of liability etc. The tables of legislation and all relevant conventions and rules are provided at the end of the book.

Have a look into this compact but very useful and informative booklet providing the essentials of the shipbuilding contracts. Developed and released by the entity with the huge experience in making the shipbuilding contracts, and reviewing the associated paperwork, it will be an excellent training tool for those entering the industry.

It will be of particular benefit to the clients since they will be given a good idea of the most important aspects that have to be taken into consideration during the negotiations between the shipbuilding facility and the client. It also provides an insight to the commonly used and agreed terms. The booklet opens with the information on the forms and specifications, followed by the sections on the contract pricing and payment terms, and sub-contracting.

The liquidated damage provisions are addressed separately. Then, there are two chapters on the risks and security. The ship classification has been dealt with; also, the due attention has been paid by the author to the documentation and ship delivery, sea trials, warranty period, dispute resolution, and defaults by the buyer and the builder. This is a great tool prepared by the great professionals.

The present publication was written by the recognized and professional maritime lawyer and is intended to provide a good coverage of the important aspects of the international law that apply to the MIO, standing for the maritime interception operations carried out on the high seas.

The MIO is a widely-used naval operation and as such is being employed within a full range of the conflicts taking place in the modern maritime shipping industry. The volume is dealing with the important legal aspects related to the boarding/searching of the foreign ships as well as the potential arrest of the people and confiscation of the cargo. The author has also performed the analysis of the regulatory framework in connection with the MIO via the legal regimes and bases.

The document is mainly focusing on the various naval operations being looked at as a sub-discipline of the military operations law and will be of particular professional interest to the policy advisors and practitioners, engaged in the subject field. We would recommend having a copy on the bookshelf so that it can be used as a reference at any time when needed. The content is presented in a very reader-friendly and systematic manner.

This is a very first comprehensive and detailed treatise addressing the major issues of the law related to the yachts and providing the readers with the results of the professional analysis of the maritime law with the main emphasis made on the superyacht sector. The content was worked out by a team of world recognized experts and leading practitioners with considerable input provided by the researchers in this field.

The document covers all relevant legal issues that commonly arise during the yacht's working cycle. The volume is aimed at legal practitioners, yacht brokers and managers concerned with the yacht operation including various matters of chartering and registration, compliance, financing and even casualty management.

In short, we can say that literally all important aspects of law has been covered and this is the only publication available today to provide such coverage. the content is highly comprehensive and providing numerous useful references as well as the appendixes with the essential materials that will be of great practical use for the practicing lawyers and students.