The current article is practice-oriented and is intended for shipowners and sea carriers as well as for practitioners and students who wish to revise or expand their knowledge on this specific area of the carriage of goods by sea. The paper provides the reader with a thorough understanding of...

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Shipping and the Law on Bills of Lading and Charter Parties -- 1.1 Parties to a Contract of Carriage -- 1.2 Types of Contracts of Carriage -- 1.2.1 Bill of Lading Contract of Carriage -- 1.2.1.1 General -- 1.2.1.2 Three Main...