ABSTRACT
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 by arbitrators, 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 Asbatankvoy form. It also delivers thorough treatment of COGSA and the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules, a comparative analysis of English and United States 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 law
- Written 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 laws
- Practical user-friendly guide, which is accessible not only to lawyers but also shipping professionals
- A new, detailed United States law section on COGSA
This 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
part Section 1|765 pages
General Principles and Gencon Charter
chapter Chapter 1|48 pages
Formation and Terms of the Charter
chapter Chapter 2|29 pages
Parties to the Charter
chapter Chapter 3|22 pages
Description of the Ship
chapter Chapter 3|13 pages
Proceeding to the Loading Port
chapter Chapter 5|44 pages
Loading and Discharging Ports, Places and Berths
chapter Chapter 6|31 pages
The Cargo
chapter Chapter 7|20 pages
Charterers' Obligation to Provide Cargo
chapter Chapter 8|3 pages
Dunnage
chapter Chapter 9|4 pages
Proceeding on the Cargo Voyage
chapter Chapter 10|11 pages
Delivery
chapter Chapter 11|47 pages
Owners' Responsibility Clause
chapter Chapter 12|30 pages
Deviation and Delay
chapter Chapter 13|50 pages
Freight
chapter Chapter 14|21 pages
Loading and Discharging
chapter Chapter 15|69 pages
Laytime
chapter Chapter 16|16 pages
Demurrage
chapter Chapter 17|30 pages
Liens
chapter Chapter 18|70 pages
Bills of Lading
chapter Chapter 19|19 pages
Cancelling Clause
chapter Chapter 20|22 pages
General Average
chapter Chapter 21|80 pages
Remedies for Breach of the Charter
chapter Chapter 22|15 pages
Frustration of the Charter
chapter Chapter 23|6 pages
Agency
chapter |1 pages
Brokerage
chapter |10 pages
General Strike Clause
chapter |21 pages
War Risks (“Voywar 1950”)
chapter |9 pages
General Ice Clause
part |39 pages
Gencon Charter 1994
chapter |2 pages
Clause 1
chapter |1 pages
Owners' Responsibility Clause
chapter |1 pages
Deviation Clause
chapter |2 pages
Payment of Freight
chapter |3 pages
Loading/Discharging
chapter |3 pages
Laytime
chapter |2 pages
Demurrage
chapter |2 pages
Lien Clause
chapter |2 pages
Cancelling Clause
chapter |2 pages
Bills of Lading
chapter |1 pages
Both-to-Blame Collision Clause
chapter |2 pages
General Average and New Jason Clause
chapter |1 pages
Taxes and Dues Clause
chapter |1 pages
Agency
chapter |1 pages
Brokerage
chapter |2 pages
General Strike Clause
chapter |5 pages
War Risks (“Voywar 1993”)
chapter |2 pages
General Ice Clause
chapter |2 pages
Law and Arbitration
part |184 pages
Asbatankvoy Charter
chapter |2 pages
Preamble
chapter |2 pages
Part I Description and Position of Vessel
chapter |1 pages
The Voyage
chapter |1 pages
Freight, Demurrage, Commission
chapter |2 pages
General Average and Arbitration/Tovalop/Special Provisions
chapter |6 pages
Part II Warranty—Voyage—Cargo
chapter |9 pages
Freight
chapter |7 pages
Deadfreight
chapter |6 pages
Nomination of Loading and Discharging Ports
chapter |7 pages
Laydays—Cancelling
chapter |26 pages
Commencement and Calculation of Laytime
chapter |11 pages
Demurrage
chapter |8 pages
Safe Berthing—Shifting
chapter |10 pages
Pumping In and Out
chapter |3 pages
Hoses—Mooring at Sea Terminals
chapter |3 pages
Dues—Taxes—Wharfage
chapter |2 pages
Excluded Cargoes—Vapour Pressure
chapter |6 pages
Ice
chapter |2 pages
Two or More Ports Counting as One
chapter |1 pages
General Cargo
chapter |1 pages
Quarantine and Fumigation
chapter |13 pages
Cleaning
chapter |3 pages
General Exceptions Clause
chapter |1 pages
Issuance of Bills of Lading
chapter |2 pages
Terms of Bills of Lading
chapter |16 pages
Clause Paramount and Cargo Claims
chapter |2 pages
Jason Clause
chapter |2 pages
General Average
chapter |1 pages
Collision Clause
chapter |2 pages
Limitation of Liability
chapter |3 pages
War Risks
chapter |2 pages
Deviation
chapter |1 pages
Lien
chapter |1 pages
Agents
chapter |2 pages
Breach
chapter |4 pages
Arbitration
chapter |2 pages
Sublet
chapter |5 pages
Oil Pollution
part |178 pages
The Hague and Hague-Visby Rules