Carriage of Goods By Sea

*PART 1: General Introduction *Introduction *The charterparty / The bill of lading contract / Charterers' bills of lading / The demise charterparty *Implied obligations in a contract of affreightment *The undertaking as to seaworthiness *Obligation of reasonable dispatch *Obligation not to deviate from the agreed route *The obligation to nominate a safe port *The obligation not to ship dangerous goods *The effect of frustration *PART 2: Charterparties *The voyage charterparty *An overview of the charter *The arrived ship *The preliminary voyage *The loading operation *The carrying voyage *The discharging operation *The time charterparty *General legal overview *Description of the vessel *Period of hire *Payment for hire *The off-hire clause *Deductions from hire *Right to withdraw vessel for non-payment of hire *Employment and agency clause *Redelivery of the vessel *PART 3: Bills of Lading *Bills of Lading and their Functions *Historical introduction *Functions of a bill of lading *Bills of lading and third parties *Presentation of a bill of lading *Problems in presentation *Switch bills *Application of the Hague/Visby Rules *Application of the Rules *Legal effect of the Rules *Basic provisions of the Hague/Visby rules *Bills of Lading - The Hamburg Rules *Introduction *Bills of Lading issued under Charterparties *Where bill of lading issued to charterer *Where bill issued to third party shipper *Where bill indorsed by charterer to a third party *Shipowner's recourse against charterer *Problems of combined transport *The liability of the carrier *Combined transport and documentary credits *Effect of transhipment *Multimodal convention 1980 *PART FOUR: Common Aspects of Contracts of Affreightment *Exceptions *Common law exceptions *Contractual exceptions *The Hague/Visby exceptions *Bars to the exceptions *Limitation of liability *Introduction *Merchant Shipping Act 1979 *Freight *The basic obligation *Advance freight *Specialised types of freight *Payment of freight *Shipowners' Liens *Liens at common law *Express contractual liens *The cesser clause *PART FIVE: Dispute Settlement *Dispute settlement *Problems of conflict of laws *Security for claims *Arbitration *Breach of Contract *Forms of breach *Effects of breach *The action for damages *Remedies other than damages *Appendices