EU Shipping Law

Author: Vincent Power

Published 21/01/2019

A previous winner of the Comité Maritime International’s Albert Lilar Prize for the best shipping law book worldwide, EU Shipping Law is the foremost reference work for professionals in this area. This third edition has been completely revised to include developments in the competition/antitrust regime, new safety and environmental rules, and rules governing security and ports. It includes detailed commentary and analysis of almost every aspect of EU law as it affects shipping.

Content

1. Introduction

2. A Commercial Overview of Shipping in the EU

3. An Overview of the European Union and European Union Law

4. An Overview of EU Transport Law

5. The Historical Development of EU Shipping Law

6. The EU Law relating to the Freedom of Establishment of Shipping Businesses and the Registration of Ships

7. The EU Law relating to Freedom to Supply Services: International Services; Cabotage Services; and Shipping Services Generally

8. The EU Law relating to Employment in the Shipping Sector

9. Introduction to Liner Conferences: The Concept of Liner Conferences and the United Nations Code on Liner Conferences and the United Nations Liner Code

10. An Overview of EU Competition Law Generally and how it applies to the Shipping Sector Generally

11. EU Competition Law: The Old Regime relating to Shipping – Regulation 4056/86

12. EU Competition Law: The New Regime relating to Shipping - Regulation 1419/2006

13. EU Competition Law: Ports

14. EU Competition Law: Consortia

15. EU State Aid Law: Shipping and Ports

16. EU Merger Control: Shipping; Ports and Shipbuilding

17. Regulation 4057/86: Dumping of Shipping Services and the Unfair Pricing of Shipping Services

18. Regulation 4058/86: Co-ordinated Action to safeguard Free Access to Cargoes in Ocean Trade

19. EU Law relating to the Maritime Environment: Introduction; EU Measures relating to the Maritime Environment Generally; and Penalties for Infringements

20. EU Law relating to the Maritime Environment: Oganotin

21. EU Law relating to Maritime Environment: The Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea Convention

22. EU Law relating to Shipbuilding

23. EU Law relating to Ship Repair

24. EU Law relating to Ship Dismantling and Recycling

25. EU External Relations Law and Shipping

26. Maritime Safety: Introduction and EU Measures relating to Maritime Safety Generally

27. Maritime Safety: The European Maritime Safety Agency

28. Maritime Safety: Port State Control

29. Maritime Safety: Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations

30. Maritime Safety: Casualty and Accident Investigation

31. Maritime Safety: Minimum Training of Seafarers

32. Maritime Safety: Minimum Safety and Health Requirements for Improved Medical Treatment on Board Vessels

33. Maritime Safety: International Safety Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention

34. Maritime Safety: Ferries and Ro-Ro Vessels

35. Maritime Safety: Organisation of Working Time of Seafarers

36. Maritime Safety: Maritime Labour Convention 2006

37. Maritime Safety: Marine Equipment

38. Piracy

39. Navigation

40. Pilotage

41. Short Sea Shipping

42. Security: Ships and Ports

43. Ports: Generally and the Port Services Regulation 2017/352

44. Ports: Reporting Formalities for Ships in EU Ports: Directive 2010/65

45. Ports: Electricity for Ships in Ports

46. Carriage of Goods and Passengers

47. EU Law and Shipping Litigation: The "Brussels I" Regulation

48. Brexit

49. Conclusions