Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering Contracts

Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering Contracts provides in-depth guidance on the agreements involved in the construction of ships, rigs and other offshore vessels and structures.

It will equip marine construction lawyers with a one-stop reference on all aspects of the modern shipbuilding and offshore engineering contracts and for dealing effectively with the problems that may arise. Written by a team of expert practitioners from Keating Chambers, the book:

• Examines the main standard form agreements used in shipbuilding, from FIDIC, LOGIC, BIMCO, CMAC, AWES, the Norwegian Shipowners Association,and the SAJ
• Looks at the documents required for creation of a marine construction contract e.g. specifications, drawings, programmes of work
• Discusses the general rules of formation and construction of offshore construction contracts, including commonly found implied terms and limitation clauses
• Covers changes to contract terms and considerations that need to be made from contractor and buyer’s perspectives
• Covers changes to contract terms, and differences in approach between standard shipbuilding and engineering contracts
• Analyses in detail all the issues surrounding Time in contracts, the obligations, delay and extensions
• Looks at payment, including potential extra payments, permissible delay and damages
• Considers the rights and obligations of parties following contractual or common law termination
• Deal with guarantees, bonds and insurance
• Covers the dispute resolution frameworks used in international shipbuilding contracts, including litigation in the Commercial or Technology and Construction Court, and ADR
• Examines the growing influence of land based construction case law, and provides in-depth commentary of relevant authorities