Maritime Law Answer Book 2016

Ninety percent of the world's goods are carried in ships, with maritime commerce affecting nearly every product bought or sold in the United States.

With the modernization of the shipping industry, as well as traditional bank finance, shipping companies have gained access to the public markets in the United States, and many are now publicly held here. Add to this the global economic crisis and downturn in shipping markets, and both publicly and privately held shipping companies have sought protection from creditors under the Bankruptcy Act. It is therefore not unusual for lawyers of all types to have exposure to maritime law concepts.

If there's a vessel involved, you need Maritime Law Answer Book 2016.

Written in a Q&A format, this volume includes step-by-step discussions of many of the unique and often confusing aspects of maritime law, including:

• The maritime arrest of vessels
• The exercise of pre-judgment attachment in maritime matters
• The handling of maritime limitation of liability proceedings
• A discussion of other unique aspects of maritime litigation

Written by partners at Winston & Strawn LLP with decades of maritime law experience, Maritime Law Answer Book 2016:

• Describes the maritime law considerations in buying, selling, financing, leasing, and operating vessels, while providing specific illustrative examples, practice tips, and guidance
• Offers a detailed discussion of the environmental laws and regulations that affect vessel owners, operators, and financiers
• Covers maritime disputes and dispute resolution, providing a clear discussion of maritime arbitration practice plus the current rules of the leading maritime arbitration organizations

1:The Scope of Maritime Law

2:Finding Maritime Law

3:What Constitutes a Maritime Contract?

4:Vessel Ownership and Operations

5:Vessel Registration

6:Building a Vessel

7:Selling or Purchasing an Existing Vessel

8:Vessel Chartering or Leasing

9:Crewing a Vessel

10:Insuring a Vessel

11:Sources of Government Regulation of Vessels

12:Environmental Regulation

13:Vessel Security, Piracy and Stowaways

14:Vessel Classification

15:Economic Trading Restrictions—The Cabotage Jones Act

16:U.S. Government Support for U.S. Vessels

17:Taxes

18:Ownership Considerations

19:Maritime Liens

20:Vessel Mortgages

21:What a Banker Needs to Know about Marine Insurance

22:Bankruptcy

23:Federal Government Vessel Financing Programs

24:Players and Terms in International Cargo Shipping

25:Government Economic Regulation of Liner Shipping

26:Bills of Lading

27:Liabilities and Defenses of Carriers

28:Marine Cargo Insurance

29:Bulk Cargo Shipping

30:Maritime Torts

31:Maritime Case Forums

32:Maritime Litigation

33:Choice of Law

34:Collisions

35:Salvage and General Average

36:Personal Injury

37:Limitation of Liability

38:Maritime Arrest

39:Maritime Attachment

40:Cargo and Charter Dispute Resolution

41:Maritime Arbitration

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