Maritime & Commercial

Cargo claims are the most frequent form of third-party liability incurred by carriers by sea and their P&I insurers. They are the bread-and-butter work of ship operators and P&I clubs, with each club handling thousands of cargo claims every year. This new book examines every aspect of cargo claims from a legal and practical perspective.

Following the life of a typical cargo claim, the book analyses the basis upon which carriers face liability for cargo loss and damage; the law on delay and deviation; cargo interests’ responsibilities for the cargo they ship; defences to cargo claims; the role of cargo insurers and subrogation; P&I cover for cargo claims; and the recovery options available to a carrier facing a cargo liability. Cargo Claims also includes a detailed clause-by-clause commentary on the InterClub Agreement.

Written by David Richards

As technology continues to reshape global industries, the maritime sector faces profound changes with the emergence of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS). This book explores the legal challenges posed by autonomous shipping within the framework of voyage charters, focusing on the key contractual obligations of seaworthiness, care for cargo, and deviation. Traditionally, these obligations have assumed the presence of a human crew. Autonomous vessels challenge these established legal norms, requiring a re-evaluation of how liability is determined and shared between shipowners and charterers.

Written by Dr Raphael Esu.

Off-hire in Merchant Shipping: Law and Practice offers readers a comprehensive understanding of off-hire clauses, their legal and practical implications, and how they function to balance the interests of shipowners and charterers in maritime shipping. This first edition provides insights into the mechanisms used to allocate losses resulting from delays and the contractual provisions governing these situations. 

Written by Xiankai Zhan and Dr Pengfei Zhang.

Acclaimed as the standard reference work on the law relating to time charters, the new 8th 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. Time Charters provides full coverage of both English and US law, now updated with all the important decisions since the previous edition.

Providing a clause-by-clause analysis commentary on all the provisions of the BIMCO BARECON, and all decisions relevant to those clauses, Bareboat Charters addresses important topics such as termination, repossession and damages from an English law standpoint, adding useful guidance for practitioners. It considers general issues of contract and/or maritime law so far as they relate to bareboat charters, and extracts or summarises key passages of important case law.

Admiralty Jurisdiction and Practice is the definitive work on litigation in the Admiralty Court. It provides unrivalled commentary and analysis of admiralty law as well as the jurisdiction and procedure of the Admiralty Court.

Now in its sixth edition, it has been fully updated to include new case law and important changes in practice and procedure since 2017. It covers the implications of Brexit as well as changes to CPR Part 61 and its accompanying Practice Direction in particular in relation to limitation claims and the new rules for pleading collision claims.

The 2025 Edition of Lloyd’s Law Reports Citator is now available on i-law.com

• The Citator is “an essential reference tool for judgments reported in the year 2025”.
• It is an annual document, in PDF form
• The Citator indexes cases reported in across our five Law Reports series It also features data from our Plus series of reporting.

Access the new edition of The Citator here.

The marine industry has undergone a major transformation over the past decade. In his latest feature for Maritime Risk International, Nazery Khalid explores the key trends shaping and influencing the marine insurance sector.

From war risk zones and rising incidents such as collisions, groundings and cargo spills, to the growing influence of ESG, cyber security, and the digitalisation of ships – the risks facing the shipping industry are evolving rapidly.

The latest issue of Maritime Risk International is available here.

New London Arbitration content is now available in Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter, with thanks to the LMAA. 

The latest award summary is London Arbitration 4/26. 

Time charter - NYPE form - Speed and performance - Alternative methods of calculating loss - Hull fouling - Whether a "defect" under clause 15 or breach of express warranty - Whether the owners were entitled to recover a Fuel EU penalty and European Emission Allowances (EUAs) - LMAA Small Claims Procedure (SCP)

Read the latest issue of LMLN here.

Lloyd’s Law Reports is the unrivalled source of authoritative content, edited by Professor Robert Merkin KC and Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson, both experts in the maritime and commercial sector. Legal professionals around the globe regard Lloyd’s Law Reports as the leader in providing them with the latest case law and approved judgments.

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Lloyd’s List Intelligence is the only publisher of the English language edition of Chinese Maritime and Commercial Law Reports. We are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 4 2025 on i-law.com.

In an issue focusing on autonomous shipping, the latest Lloyd’s Shipping & Trade Law includes the article “Navigating continuity: section 69 appeals in maritime arbitration” and case commentaries on Orion Shipping and Trading LLC v Great Asia Maritime Ltd (The Lila Lisbon) [2025] EWCA Civ 1210 and Costa Crociere SpA v Costa Crociere SpA and Others, Case C-629/24.

The whole issue is now available to view here.