Shipping Law

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.

The publication was released with the authors' intention to provide valuable insight into several important issues of the world's oceans of today together with their management. This volume has been organized in two big sections.

While the first section of the book contains the major findings of the hi-end industry experts addressing the fact of America not being a Party to the UNCLOS, in its second part the authors examine the key contemporary trends in commercial shipping, safety matters, navigational freedom, maritime piracy and terrorism threats, rocks and islands, scientific researches, and many other critically important aspects.

The publication is definitely a very useful one for the industry professionals and for the students and any persons involved in shipping law activities. The content of the document is bringing together the results of the several senior level meetings and will present high value for the above mentioned categories of readers being very practical and relevant.

This collection of selected essays written in the period 1988-2006 cover the various important aspects of the contemporary law of the sea. These essays address the fundamental provisions in the UNCLOS together with its historical development and including the rules that govern the resources and navigation, maritime jurisdiction and environment protection, settlement of the disputes etc. The essays have been arranged in six groups.

The first part of the book is dealing with the development of the law of the sea while the second part is devoted to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The third and fourth parts address the Implementation Agreements of 1994 and 1995 respectively, covering the efforts made in order to ensure the universal participation, role of the international lawyer, etc. The fifth part is dealing with the delineation of the maritime boundaries - this is deservedly treated as one of the most critical problems of today's world.

The closing part of the volume is covering the settlement of the disputes including the international tribunal, internal judicial practice, international tribunal, ITLOS, trust funds and other important aspects. An excellent volume for the maritime lawyers and other people with the interest in the modern maritime law.

One of the most popular publications on the shipping law written by the authors and released to provide readers with detailed commentary every article of the Hague-Visby Rules.The original intention of the authors was to place subject articles within the context of the court decisions and Rules. It is a really must-have rulebook for everyone making decision or involved in shipping law in any other way.

The volume shall be treated as practical annotation to the content of the subject Rules and will therefore be practically useful for the lawyers. In fact, the volume is the essential reading for anyone affected by the new Rules from the barristers and legal advisers to solicitors and claims handlers.

The tables of cases have also been included as supplementary material, together with the applicable legislation. The authoritative content of the document will allow readers to expand their understanding of the Rules and better advise their clients. Highly recommended work by the team of recognized experts.