International law, transport and commerce: maritime law

This book explores the growing interests of China in the Arctic and examines the nature of its interests and motivations in maintaining its involvement and presence in the region.

This is the fourth, revised and updated, edition of Geoffrey Till's Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-first Century.

This book is an in-depth study of air and ocean goods-in-transit claims.

Commencement of Laytime is the only in-depth examination and discussion concerning the most important financial aspect of laytime which can affect all voyage charter parties and international contracts for the sale of goods.

In the years before the Civil War, many Americans saw the sea as a world apart, an often violent and insular culture governed by its own definitions of honor and ruled by its own authorities.

This book delves into the major developments triggered by the hydrocarbon discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean over the last twenty years, focusing on maritime boundary delimitation.

Maritime Security and the Law of the Sea examines the rights and duties of states across a broad spectrum of maritime security threats.

Introduction to Oil Tanker and Gas Carrier Operations introduces the mandatory minimum requirements for training and qualifications for masters, officers and ratings serving on-board liquefied gas tankers.

This book assesses the extent to which two specialized UN agencies - the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal - have been able to regulate environmental pollution in the global commons.

Vessels very frequently serve under a long chain of charterparties and sub-charterparties.

Duncan Gaswaga, a former judge of the Seychelles Supreme Court who has presided over numerous piracy trials, asked the following question: "e;What is a judge to do when a bearded piracy suspect facing justice asserts that he is fourteen?

This book examines third party protection in shipping.

The Business of Shipbuilding thoroughly analyses vessel construction, from material receipt and preparation, to final outfitting.

Grounded in extensive empirical research, Danger, Development and Legitimacy in East Asian Maritime Politics addresses the major issues of geopolitics in the region that have been and will continue to shape the international politics of the Asia-Pacific for years to come.

Future Challenges for the Port and Shipping Sector discusses the issues that most influence the future of the maritime and port industries.

Core Principles of Maritime Navigation introduces the main navigation concepts required by trainees and professionals involved in maritime operations.

This book covers the subjects of break bulk cargo, general cargo and project cargo, and how these cargoes are shipped.

This book provides expert analysis of the application of the evolving law in Corporate Manslaughter as it relates to the Maritime and Aviation industries.

Principles of the Carriage of Goods by Sea offers students studying this topic as part of their LLM or LLB course an accessible, comprehensive overview of the subject from a leading expert in the field.

The key aim of this book is to explore the global conservation and management of sharks.

This book provides a comprehensive collection of Cases and Materials On Marine Insurance Law.

The law that applies to maritime operations at sea is complex and comprises two distinct elements: treaty law (1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), and the cases and incidents that occur at sea in both peacetime and during armed conflict which result in the creation of customary international law applicable to maritime operations at sea.

Written from the perspective of the Average Adjuster, and updated to include a detailed analysis of the new rules adopted in 2016, this book is an essential read for practitioners in maritime law and marine insurance.

This book provides readers with a foundation in policy development and analysis, describing how policy, including legal mechanisms, are applied to the marine environment.

International Commercial and Marine Arbitration analyses and compares commercial-martime arbitration in a number of different legal systems including the US, the UK, Greece and Belgium.

A book which sets out the latest national law relating to time bars on the most common maritime claims in over 30 countries.

From the time it was first published in 1998, Shipping and the Environment has been the leading text on international and US law and practice in this field.

Interest in autonomous ships has grown exponentially over the past few years.

The 9/11 terrorist attacks prompted a new urgency in efforts to deal with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear proliferati on.

The book is concerned with the harmonisation of maritime safety legal systems in Europe.

The advent of the Europeans was crucial in transforming the contours of Maritime Asia.

Violence at Sea is an overview of maritime piracy, examining threats that piracy poses to global security and commerce, as well as measures and policies to mitigate the threat.

The South China Sea region contains potentially huge deposits of petroleum and natural gas, important shipping lanes and fishing areas, and is subject to a number of maritime territorial disputes.

An accessible introduction to multimodal contracts of carriage, Multimodal Transport Law works from general principles toward specific, technical problems.

This book identifies and examines the legal challenges facing the shipping industry and ship management today.

Now in its seventh edition, this bestselling Handbook for Marine Radio Communication provides an incomparable reference source for all vessels using maritime radio communication systems, which are now a legislative requirement.

On 22 January 2013, the Republic of the Philippines instituted arbitral proceedings against the People's Republic of China (PRC) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with regard to disputes between the two countries in the South China Sea (South China Sea Arbitration).

This book is the founding title in the Grammenos Library.

The first modern title to cover the varied and complex world of ship management in the 21st century.

The Challenge of Arctic Shipping presents a collection of candid essays on the future of Arctic waters.

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.

Chalmers' Marine Insurance Act 1906 is far more than a piece of annotated legislation; it includes case law with analysis and puts the decisions made in the individual cases into the context of Act.

The North Pole is being transformed from a sea-ice cap to a seasonally ice-free sea within the next few decades.

Both China and Europe have a long tradition of commercial and maritime law; and this new book examining various topics from their particular perspectives is both timely and important.

The Commercial Shipping Handbook is an invaluable reference tool for anyone involved in international trade and a first step towards understanding the framework within which the international movement of goods by sea is conducted.

The settlement of the maritime boundary disputes between China and Japan in the East China Sea, and between Greece and Turkey in the Aegean Sea, is politically deadlocked.

Now in its seventh edition, this bestselling Handbook for Marine Radio Communication provides an incomparable reference source for all vessels using maritime radio communication systems, which are now a legislative requirement.

Both China and Europe have a long tradition of commercial and maritime law; and this new book examining various topics from their particular perspectives is both timely and important.

Duncan Gaswaga, a former judge of the Seychelles Supreme Court who has presided over numerous piracy trials, asked the following question: "e;What is a judge to do when a bearded piracy suspect facing justice asserts that he is fourteen?

Media interest in the fates of people at sea has heightened across the last decade.