An erratum to this title has been published. Please see: http://files.routledgeweb.com/docs/ERRATA_9780415833660.pdf for details.
Acclaimed as the standard reference work on the law relating to time charters, this new edition provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject, accessible and useful both to shipping lawyers and to shipowners, charterers, P&I Clubs and other insurers. It provides full coverage of both English and U.S. law, now updated with all the important decisions since the previous edition.
- The Kos (the Supreme Court on the effect of withdrawing a ship with cargo on board);
- The Athena (nature of off-hire; meaning of 'loss of time'/'time thereby lost');
- The Kyla (damage to ship and frustration);
- The Silver Constellation, The Savina Caylyn and The Rowan (oil company approval of chartered ships);
- The Captain Stefanos, The Saldanha, The Triton Lark and The Paiwan Wisdom (effects of piracy);
- The Kildare and The Wren (damages for early termination);
- The T S Singapore (off-hire where ship going 'towards but not to' the port ordered), and
- The Lehmann Timber, The Bulk Chile and The Western Moscow (owners' liens)
- Stolt-Nielsen v. Animal Feeds Intl. (Supreme Court rules class-action arbitration not permitted unless parties agree in arbitration agreement);
- ATHOS I (Circuit Court finds that safe berth provision in charterparty is a warranty and not merely a due diligence obligation);
- The M/V SAMHO DREAM (arbitrators direct petitioner to post $14.2M security on respondent's counterclaim) and
- Maroc Fruit Board v. M/V VINSON (CP arbitration clause incorporated in bill of lading not "signed" or "contained in an exchange of letters or telegrams" under NY Convention).
