The Evolving Law and Practice of Voyage Charterparties

This new book in the Maritime and Transport Law Library focuses upon the complex issues arrising out of voyage charterparty contracts, bills of lading and international sale contracts.

Key topics covered in the book include:

• The evolving nature of voyage charterparties
• Jurisdiction and choice of law clauses
• Legal issues relating to the preliminary voyage
• Duties of owners with particular reference to seaworthiness
• The cargo obligations of voyage charterers
• The concept of legally dangerous cargo
• Laytime and demurrage periods and interruptions to each
• Commencement of laytime and notice of readiness
• Laytime and demurrage clauses in interntional sales contracts
• Bills of lading issued under voyage charters
• Bills of lading under European national laws
• Comparative developments in US law
• Deviation
• Cancellation clauses and repudiatory breach
• Frustration of voyage charters