Carver on Charterparties

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 is a major new work of thematic synthesis and analysis that seeks to re-establish Carver as the leading narrative authority in a fundamental area of shipping law. Its discursive and encyclopedic approach offers an alternative to that provided in Scrutton on Charterparties and Bills of Lading. FEATURES 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