Shipping Law

The last two years have seen big changes in U.S. environmental regulations and, likewise, big changes in the Environmental Law Handbook. The most important change to note is that the Environmental Law Handbook, previously published by Government Institutes for over thirty-five years and through twenty-one editions, is now published by Bernan Press, a leading publisher of government information, and the largest source for publications from U.S. government agencies and worldwide intergovernmental organizations.

As GI's flagship publication, the Environmental Law Handbook has consistently delivered a comprehensive and accessible source for the most accurate and up-to-date information on environmental laws in the United States. Each chapter is written by a recognized legal authority, and although the information represents the state of the art of the field, it is always presented in a straightforward and accessible way and in plain English, with as little legal jargon as possible. Even though the twenty-second edition of the Environmental Law Handbook is now published by Bernan, you can still rely on it to be your top source for information on the environmental legal and regulatory structure and its implications.

As always, you get leading experts in the field, all of whom are practicing lawyers, giving you up-to-date information and interpretations on the major environmental laws. Chapters likewise offer actionable advice for businesses regarding how to comply with new and updated federal regulations. As in previous editions, the twenty-second edition of the Environmental Law Handbook begins with a general introduction to environmental law and a chapter on how the laws are enforced before delving into individual environmental laws and issues.

Several chapters have been extensively updated, including the chapters on the Clean Air Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, climate change, pesticides, and the Comprehensive Environmental Resource, Compensation, and Liability Act.

Introduction; Abbreviations; Historical and present perspective; Table of treaties & other international instruments; Table of cases; The settlement procedure under UNCLOS - General obligations and preliminary means of dispute settlement; Limitations on/optional exceptions to applicability of various compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions - Choice of procedure and provisional measures; Deep seabed mining, including alternative mining regime; Conclusion.

The oceans cover approximately 5/7 of the surface of our planet; they are playing a vitally important role in supporting human life on earth. Needless to say that they are considered the most important natural resource. Each country of the world has some strategic, social and political interests there and these interests shall be treated as a sort of manifest in numerous maritime activities, for example marine transportation of cargoes, fishing, naval missions, exploration and production of the minerals and hydrocarbons, scientific researches etc...

This Reference Guide is the product of many years of work carried out in reliance on two inter-related premises. The document is covering all valuable contributions made by the relevant decisions of the World Court which is considered the major judicial organ of the UN and the most senior court of the world having a broadest possible material jurisdiction, to the sea law development forming one of integral parts of the global peace and security system.

The present publication will definitely be very useful to all scholars and professionals working in this field. It will serve as a truly indispensable addition to any collection of materials. The content of the book has already been very well met and appreciated by the industry specialists from all around the world so it can be recommended to all readers willing to be in kept in the loop of the latest happenings to the law of the sea.

Here is the collection of statutes released by the "Informa Law from Routledge" and belonging to the "Maritime and Transport Law Library" series - the originally declared intention of the authors of the book was to form a reference point for the maritime, insurance and commercial litigator. In total, thirty-five statutes have been included in this collection; some of the statutes have been supplemented with the professional commentary.

The complete list of the key cases has also provided to assist readers with the correct interpretation of the particular statute. We do recommend the present collection of the shipping law documents to every person involved in the subject activities - it does not matter whether as student or specialist - the documents contained in the book will be of great practical benefit when used either for training of the future shipping lawyers or when performing the day-to-day professional duties of those who are already in the loop.

The collection was compiled by the people with great professional knowledge and experience. There is absolutely no doubt that every single paper included in its content shall be read and understood.

The main of the declared aims of the authors of this excellent volume was to make an attempt in researching the English common law as related to the commencement of laytime, considering the existing criticisms and looking at the different possible remedies.

The laytime itself is the amount of time that is allowed for the loading and discharge operations; over and above this amount of allowed time the ship owner will be pain demurrage. Subject time is considered to be a matter of truly extreme importance taking into account its applicability to every single voyage charter party and involvement of the huge sums of money when taken in the aggregate.

The publication starts with the concise yet informative introductory chapter followed with the main content covering the arrival at the destination port, special clauses considered relevant to the arriving, readiness, breaches of contracts, damages, as well as the miscellaneous matters, such as readiness and cancellation, possible exceptions, sale contracts, etc.

Every person in the industry knows how rare these books are and how difficult it is to get them. That is why we recommend to download this one especially if you are involved in subject activities.

Here is the comprehensively updated edition of the "Cases and Materials on the Carriage of Goods by Sea" publication which is providing an up-to-date collection of necessary materials relating to the marine cargo transportation; the content of this paper will definitely be appreciated by legal practitioners of law and students because of the information it contains.

The document includes a huge collection of legislative materials and standard form contracts, covering such important areas of chartering as, for instance, the bills of lading and others; note that such major matters as the exclusion and limitation of the liability have also been dealt with in the pages of this remarkably useful and practical publication recommended to all participants of the maritime shipping industry regardless of their level.

The earliest maritime regulations in the Mediterranean world are thought to date back to 3000 B.C., that was the historical period when the Old Kingdom of Egypt was established. Expanded commerce during the Early Bronze Age prompted the Pharaohs, whose authority extended beyond the coastal territories, to construct ports and ship construction yards to meet the current demands of the overseas trade.

By the end of the first half of the third millennium, Egyptian ships frequented Levantine ports in the Mediterranean and the Aegean islands. Cedar and artifacts were shipped from Phoenicia and Syria, while Crete and Cyprus exported minerals. A few centuries later, merchants were transporting raw materials and finished objects such as precious stones, ivory, and rare woods from the Far and Near East to the Mediterranean area.

In response to this burgeoning trade, shipwrights began building more sophisticated vessels that enabled seamen to expand their range and sail longer distances to more remote locations.' Although documented evidence of early Egyptian maritime codes has not been discovered, it is reasonable to postulate that overseas trade could not have had developed without regulations governing river and sea navigation...

The very latest tenth edition of the publication issued this year and incorporating eighty-six jurisdictions. This document was intended to provide all interested parties with the guidance through the commonly known issues that usually arise from the arrest of the marine vessel and to offer them all information required to unravel the procedures in eighty-six countries of the world.

This paper has become a must-have one for the maritime industry of today. It is annually updated and revised in order to continue serving as a very handy reference tool to assist the shipping community in proper understanding of the applicable procedures as well as the associated practical matters arising from the arrest/release of a vessel all around the world. The ultimate aim of the network is to defend the interest of the ship owners and crew members in any procedures relating to the ship arrest. The book contains a very practical ship arrest questionnaire providing immediate answers to the most common questions related to the arrest and release procedures, claims, applicable laws etc.

Then, the procedures in each of the eighty-six countries are described - from Algeria to Vietnam. The appendices contain the articles of the 1952, convention on the arrest of sea-going ships, 1999 convention on arrest of ships, unification of certain rules of law related to liens and mortgages 1926, and 1993 convention on maritime liens and mortgages...