Voyage charters, fourth edition
By: Julian Cooke [and seven others]
Edition: Fourth edition.
Series: Lloyd's shipping law library
Publisher: Informa Law from Routledge
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1329
ISBN-13: 9780415833608; 9781315795027
Subjects: Charter-parties; Voyage charters; LAW / General
Description: "Widely regarded as the leading authority on voyage charters, this book is the most comprehensive and intellectually-rigorous analysis of the area, is regularly cited in court, and is the go-to guide for drafting and disputing charterparty contracts.Voyage Charters provides the reader with a clause-by-clause analysis of the two major charterparty forms: the Gencon standard charterparty contract and the Asbantankvoy form. It also delivers thorough treatment of the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules, a comparative analysis of English and American law, and a detailed section on arbitration awards.Key features of the fourth edition:The only textbook to deal specifically with this key area of maritime lawWritten by an impressive team of highly-regarded maritime authorities from both sides of the Atlantic Contains a wealth of updated English and American case law and arbitrations, as well as addressing broader issues such as Rome II Regulation Convention regarding the conflict of lawsPractical user-friendly guide, which is accessible not only to lawyers but also shipping professionalsThis book is an indispensable, practical guide for both contentious and non-contentious shipping law practitioners, and postgraduate students studying this area of law"--
Table of contents: title: Formation and terms of the charter; title: Parties to the charter; title: Description of the ship; title: Proceeding to the loading port; title: Loading and discharging ports, places and berths; title: The cargo; title: Charterers' obligation to provide cargo; title: Dunnage; title: Proceeding on the cargo voyage; title: Delivery; title: Owners' responsibility clause; title: Deviation and delay; title: Freight; title: Loading and discharging; title: Laytime; title: Demurrage; title: Liens; title: Bills of lading; title: Cancelling clause; title: General average; title: Remedies for breach of the charter; title: Frustration of the charter; title: Agency; title: Brokerage; title: General strike clause; title: War risks ("voywar 1950"); title: General ice clause; title: Clause 1; title: Owners' responsibility clause; title: Deviation clause; title: Payment of freight; title: Loading/discharging; title: Laytime; title: Demurrage; title: Lien clause; title: Cancelling clause; title: Bills of lading; title: Both-to-blame collision clause.; title: General average and new jason clause; title: Taxes and dues clause; title: Agency; title: Brokerage; title: General strike clause; title: War risks ("Voywar 1993"); title: General ice clause; title: Law and arbitration; title: Preamble; title: Part I: Description and position of vessel; title: The voyage; title: Freight, demurrage, commission; title: General average and arbitration/tovalop/special provisions; title: Part II : warranty; title: voyage; title: cargo; title: Freight; title: Deadfreight; title: Nomination of loading and discharging ports; title: Laydays cancelling; title: Commencement and calculation of laytime; title: Demurrage; title: Safe berthing; title: shifting; title: Pumping in and out; title: Hoses; title: mooring at sea terminals; title: Dues; title: taxes; title: wharfage; title: Excluded cargoes; title: vapour pressure; title: Ice; title: Two or more ports counting as one; title: General cargo; title: Quarantine and fumigation; title: Cleaning; title: General exceptions clause; title: Issuance of bills of lading; title: Terms of bill of lading; title: Clause paramount and cargo claims; title: Jason clause; title: General average; title: Collision clause; title: Limitation of liability; title: War risks; title: Deviation; title: Lien; title: Agents; title: Breach; title: Arbitration; title: Sublet; title: Oil pollution; title: The Hague and Hague-Visby rules.