Carver on Charterparties 2nd ed

Carver on Charterparties, in conjunction with Carver on Bills of Lading, covers the ground of the classic 1982 treatise Carver’s Carriage by Sea. Carver on Charterparties, 2nd edition, builds upon the thematic synthesis and analysis in this fundamental area of shipping law. Its discursive and encyclopaedic approach offers an alternative to that provided in Scrutton on Charterparties and Bills of Lading.

• Explains charterparties, their nature and characteristics
• Covers the parties, formation and interpretation of the charterparty as a contract
• Describes how charterparties apply to the vessel, the cargo and the voyage
• Discusses cargo claims
• Examines demise, time and voyage charterparties
• Addresses laytime and demurrage
• Analyses discharge by frustration and breach
• Covers damages and other remedies