Cases and Materials on the Carriage of Goods by Sea, 5th Edition

Published: November 2019

Significant innovations for this edition include:

    coverage of blockchain technology and smart contracts in shipping
    coverage of autonomous shipping
    recent developments on the construction of commercial shipping contracts　
    recent developments on the transfer of rights and liabilities in the contract of carriage
    tables and diagrams for ease of reading
    discussion of some of the most important decisions by the senior courts of England and Wales, with the most up to date case law included
    references to academic and professional literature for further reading and research
    industry standard form clauses
    reference to important foreign cases
    emphasis on how it is that shipping law operates and is applied in commercial practice

A clear, student-friendly text design with a strong emphasis on research and problem solving. This up-to-date collection of materials relating to the carriage of goods by sea will be of value to students of law, researchers and legal practitioners.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2.The Vessel and Implied Warranties as to Her Operation

3.Voyage Charterparties, Freight, Laytime and Demurrage

4.Time Charters

5.Bills of Lading

6.Carriage Contracts and Third Parties

7.Contractual Liabilities between Carrier and Cargo Interest – The Hague-Visby and Hamburg Regimes

8.The Rotterdam Rules