Key topics covered in the book include:

• The evolving nature of voyage charterparties
• Jurisdiction and choice of law clauses
• Legal issues relating to the preliminary voyage
• Duties of owners with particular reference to seaworthiness
• The cargo obligations of voyage charterers
• The concept of legally dangerous cargo
• Laytime and demurrage periods and interruptions to each
• Commencement of laytime and notice of readiness
• Laytime and demurrage clauses in interntional sales contracts
• Bills of lading issued under voyage charters
• Bills of lading under European national laws
• Comparative developments in US law
• Deviation
• Cancellation clauses and repudiatory breach
• Frustration of voyage charters