Carriage of goods by sea

Cover......Page 1
Carriage of Goods by Sea......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Preface to the first edition......Page 13
Preface......Page 14
Table of cases......Page 16
Table of statutes......Page 50
Abbreviated book titles......Page 55
List of abbreviations......Page 56
Acknowledgements......Page 57
Part I General introduction......Page 58
  The charterparty......Page 60
  The bill of lading contract......Page 62
  Charterers’ bills of lading......Page 63
  The demise charterparty......Page 64
  The undertaking as to seaworthiness......Page 66
  Obligation of reasonable dispatch......Page 72
  Obligation not to deviate from the agreed route......Page 73
  The obligation to nominate a safe port......Page 82
  The obligation not to ship dangerous goods......Page 90
  The effect of frustration......Page 95
Part II Charterparties......Page 104
  An overview of the charter......Page 106
  The arrived ship......Page 110
  The preliminary voyage......Page 119
  The loading operation......Page 125
  The carrying voyage......Page 136
  The discharging operation......Page 137
  General legal overview......Page 142
  Description of the vessel......Page 145
  Period of hire......Page 147
  Payment for hire......Page 151
  The off-hire clause......Page 153
  Deductions from hire......Page 157
  Right to withdraw vessel for non-payment of hire......Page 159
  Employment and agency clause......Page 165
  Redelivery of the vessel......Page 168
Part III Bills of lading......Page 170
  Historical introduction......Page 172
  Functions of a bill of lading......Page 174
  Bills of lading and third parties......Page 199
  Presentation of a bill of lading......Page 211
  Problems in presentation......Page 214
  Electronic bills of lading......Page 222
  Switch bills......Page 229
  Application of the Rules......Page 231
  Legal effect of the Rules......Page 240
  Basic provisions of the Hague/Visby Rules......Page 243
  Incorporation of the Hague/Visby Rules in charterparties......Page 267
  Scope of application of the Rules......Page 272
  Basic carrier liability......Page 273
  Limitation of liability......Page 277
  Other provisions......Page 279
  Prospects for adoption of the Hamburg Rules......Page 283
  Later developments......Page 285
  Introduction......Page 287
  Scope of application of the Rules......Page 288
  Basic carrier liability......Page 289
  Specific provision for particular cases......Page 290
  Core provisions......Page 291
  Ancillary provisions......Page 296
  Jurisdiction and arbitration......Page 298
  Where bill of lading issued to charterer......Page 300
  Where bill issued to third-party shipper......Page 301
  Where bill indorsed by charterer to a third party......Page 308
  Shipowner’s recourse against charterer......Page 309
 Problems of combined transport......Page 310
  The liability of the carrier......Page 311
  Combined transport and documentary credits......Page 314
  Effect of transhipment......Page 315
  Multimodal Convention 1980......Page 316
Part IV Common aspects of contracts of affreightment......Page 318
  Common law exceptions......Page 320
  Contractual exceptions......Page 322
  The Hague/Visby exceptions......Page 330
  Bars to the exceptions......Page 336
  Introduction......Page 339
  Merchant Shipping Act 1995......Page 340
  The basic obligation......Page 346
  Advance freight......Page 349
  Specialised types of freight......Page 352
  Payment of freight......Page 355
  Liens at common law......Page 360
  Express contractual liens......Page 361
  The cesser clause......Page 365
 Dispute settlement......Page 368
  Problems of conflict of laws......Page 370
  Security for claims......Page 387
  Arbitration......Page 392
  Forms of breach......Page 403
  The effects of breach......Page 404
  The action for damages......Page 410
  Remedies other than damages......Page 420
Appendices......Page 424
 Bills of Lading Act 1855......Page 426
 The Hague Rules 1924......Page 427
 Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971......Page 434
 Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992......Page 443
 The Hamburg Rules 1978......Page 447
 The Rotterdam Rules......Page 459
 CMI Uniform Rules for Sea Waybills......Page 495
 CMI Rules for Electronic Bills of Lading......Page 497
 Barecon 2001 Charter......Page 501
 Gencon 94 Charter......Page 513
 Shellvoy 6 Charter......Page 519
 Baltime 1939 Charter (as revised 2001)......Page 539
 New York Produce Exchange (NYPE 46) Charter......Page 544
 New York Produce Exchange (NYPE 93) Charter......Page 548
 Shelltime 4 Charter (as amended 2003)......Page 562
 Conlinebill 1978......Page 579
 Conlinebill 2000......Page 583
 Congenbill......Page 585
 Maersk Line bill......Page 587
 GCBS Short Form Bill......Page 591
 Combiconbill......Page 593
 Maersk Line Waybill......Page 597
Index......Page 598