Carriage of Goods by Sea

Carriage of Goods by Sea provides an extensive comparative analysis of the carriage of goods by sea, examining the principles, regulation, responsibilities, obligations, and immunities within this area of English law, and other common law jurisdictions, in a single volume.

The book covers all necessary aspects for understanding the law of carriage by sea. These include: an essential overview of the business of shipping; a core group of chapters on the various functions of bills of lading and other documents of carriage; the international and domestic regulation of carriage; analysis of the major conventions (the Hague, Hague-Visby and Hamburg Rules, and the Rotterdam Rules); and explanation of the shippers' responsibilities, both at common law and under the international conventions. Later chapters are concerned with the obligations of the carrier, and the rights and immunities of the carrier, again at common law, and under the international conventions. The book concludes by examining charterparties, as well as including chapters on frustration and damages.

The third edition provides a thorough update from the publication of the previous edition in 2011 including new bills of lading, major Commonwealth developments impacting on the law in this field, and UK Supreme Court decisions such as Volcafe Ltd v Compania Sud Americana de Vapores SA (Trading as CSAV) [2018] UKSC 61, The Ocean Victory [2017] UKSC 35, and The Kos [2012] UKSC 17. The new edition also includes a new chapter relating to damages.

Stephen Girvin, Professor of Law, National University of Singapore

Professor Stephen Girvin is a tenured full Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and MPA Professor of Maritime Law. He was appointed as the Director of the Centre for Maritime Law in 2015 and has taught previously at Aberdeen, Nottingham, and Birmingham Universities. He is
co-editor of Maritime Management, Organization and Liability: A Legal Analysis of New Challenges in the Maritime Industry (Hart Publishing, 2021) with Vibe Ulfbeck, a co-author of Carver on Charterparties 2nd edn (Sweet & Maxwell, 2021), and Marsden's Collisions at Sea 14th edn (Sweet & Maxwell,
2016).

1. Introduction
1. The Business of Carriage of Goods
2. Bills of Lading and other Documents of Carriage
2. Shipping Documents Issued Before Shipment
3. Types of Bills of Lading
4. Other Documents of Carriage
5. Issue and Transfer of Bills of Lading
6. The Bill of Lading as a Receipt for the Goods Shipped
7. The Bill of Lading as Evidence of the Contract of Carriage
8. The Bill of Lading as a Document of Title
9. Third Parties and Bill of Lading Terms
10. The Carriers' Delivery Obligation
11. Signing Bills of Lading, Alteration of Delivery Obligations, and other Bill of Lading Issues
12. Charterparties and their Relationship with Bills of Lading
13. Paperless Trading
3. International and Domestic Regulation
14. Domestic Legislation on Cargo Liability
15. International Regulation
16. The Movement to the Hamburg Rules
17. Hybrid Carriage Regimes and the Rotterdam Rules
18. The Legal Effect and Interpretation of the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules
19. The Scope and Application of the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules
20. The Scope and Application of the Rotterdam Rules
4. The Responsibilities of the Shipper
21. Shipper's Common Law Obligations
22. Shipper's Obligations and Immunities under the Hague, Hague-Visby, and Rotterdam Rules
23. Freight
5. The Obligations of the Carrier
24. Seaworthiness and Care for Cargo
25. Deviation
26. Reasonable Despatch
27. Carriers Obligations under the Hague, Hague Visby, and Rotterdam Rules
6. The Rights and Immunities of the Carrier
28. Exceptions from Liability under the Hague, Hague-Visby, and Rotterdam Rules
29. Limitation of Liability
30. Limitation Periods
31. Liens
7. Charterparties
32. Voyage Charterparties
33. Laytime and Demurrage in Voyage Charterparties
34. Time Charterparties
35. Frustration
36. Damages
Appendices
I. Standard Forms
II. Signatories to Conventions