Marine Claims: A Guide for the Handling and Prevention of Marine Claims (Practical Guides)

A guide for the handling and prevention of marine claims. — 2nd Edition. — London, LLP Limited, 1996. — 402 p. — ISBN 1-85978-047-4. This book provides an invaluable guide to the handling of marine claims and loss prevention together with advance on how to minimise the consequences of any incident likely to result in a marine insurance claim, including Hull and Machinery and P&I. Written specially for ship masters and agents this practical handy guide will also be of considerable value to a wide cross-section of the shipping industry including ship operators and managers, P&I Clubs and their correspondents, insurance brokers and legal advisers to the shipping and marine insurance industries. Dealing with almost every type of marine claim, this text shows how specific claims can arise, how they can be prevented and how they should be handled. In individual chapters, it the different types of insurance, including hull and machinery and P & I; the handling of specific types of cargo, including dry bulk, tankers and containers; the handling of particular types of claim, such as hull, crew, passengers, stowaways, collision, salvage, general average and pollution. The role of bills of lading and charterparties and their relevance to potential claims are also covered." P & I Insurance -- Hull And Machinery Insurance -- The Bill Of Lading -- The Hamburg Rules -- Cargo Claims -- Carriage Of Dry Bulk Cargoes -- Tankers -- Containers -- Crew Claims -- Stowaways -- Passenger Injury And Liability -- Stevedore Injury -- Charterparties -- Fines And Confiscation -- Collision And Running Down Clauses (rdc) -- Fixed And Floating Objects -- Pollution -- Salvage -- General Average -- Agents -- Log Books. Rev. Ed. Of: Marine Claims / By Christof F. Lüddeke. Includes Bibliographical References (p. Xxxiii) And Index.