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Lloyd's Shipping Law Library

About the Book Series

We are proud of our Lloyd’s Shipping Law Library, and rightly so; our collection has the leading titles written by the heavyweight practitioners of the shipping world. Shipping lawyers worldwide will find the information that they need at their fingertips within this library.

This diverse and truly international portfolio covers both wet and dry shipping; for example, we have titles on marine insurance, admiralty jurisdiction, shipbuilding, tug and tow, general average, arrest of ships, and laytime and demurrage. Our key titles include Voyage Charters and Time Charters.

29 Series Titles


The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts

The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts

5th Edition

By Simon Curtis, Ian Gaunt, William Cecil
August 11, 2020

The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts examines the principles of English contract law as these apply to shipbuilding. The leading text on shipbuilding and marine construction, widely used by the global maritime community, this new edition is updated to account for the "long tail" effects of the global ...

EU Shipping Law

EU Shipping Law

3rd Edition

By Vincent Power
March 01, 2019

A previous winner of the Comité Maritime International’s Albert Lilar Prize for the best shipping law book worldwide, EU Shipping Law is the foremost reference work for professionals in this area. This third edition has been completely revised to include developments in the competition/antitrust ...

Ship Registration: Law and Practice

Ship Registration: Law and Practice

3rd Edition

By Edward Watt, Richard Coles
October 04, 2018

Ship Registration Law and Practice is fully updated and now entering its third edition. Part of Lloyd’s Shipping Law Library, it is the most authoritative guide to the theory and practice of ship registration in the most popular jurisdictions. It contains the reference material needed to submit a ...

The Law of Tug and Tow and Offshore Contracts

The Law of Tug and Tow and Offshore Contracts

4th Edition

By Simon Rainey
February 01, 2018

Fully updated and revised to take into account the new BIMCO Supplytime 2017 contract with a detailed analysis of the changes since the Supplytime 2005 form and including a new analysis, for the first time, of the BIMCO Bargehire form, this is the only modern work on the law of towage and offshore ...

London Maritime Arbitration

London Maritime Arbitration

4th Edition

By Clare Ambrose, Karen Maxwell, Michael Collett
September 21, 2017

Now in its fourth edition, this book provides detailed and practical guidance on how London Maritime Arbitration works in practice, against the background of English arbitration law and the Arbitration Act 1996.  This unique title is the only book on the market that offers a practical focus on ...

Berlingieri on Arrest of Ships Volume I A Commentary on the 1952 Arrest Convention

Berlingieri on Arrest of Ships Volume I: A Commentary on the 1952 Arrest Convention

6th Edition

By Francesco Berlingieri
December 22, 2016

Now presented in two convenient volumes, the sixth edition of Berlingieri on Arrest of Ships is an invaluable source of information, detailing the claims in respect of which a ship may be arrested, the conditions for obtaining an order of arrest, the need for a security, the manner by which the ...

Berlingieri on Arrest of Ships Volume II A Commentary on the 1999 Arrest Convention

Berlingieri on Arrest of Ships Volume II: A Commentary on the 1999 Arrest Convention

6th Edition

By Francesco Berlingieri
December 06, 2016

Now presented in two convenient volumes, the sixth edition of Berlingieri on Arrest of Ships is an invaluable source of information, detailing the claims in respect of which a ship may be arrested, the conditions for obtaining an order of arrest, the need for a security, the manner by which the ...

Berlingieri on Arrest of Ships: Volumes I and II Volume Set

Berlingieri on Arrest of Ships: Volumes I and II: Volume Set

6th Edition

By Francesco Berlingieri
November 21, 2016

Now presented in two convenient volumes, the sixth edition of Berlingieri on Arrest of Ships is an invaluable source of information, detailing the claims in respect of which a ship may be arrested, the conditions for obtaining an order of arrest, the need for a security, the manner by which the ...

Refund Guarantees

Refund Guarantees

1st Edition

By Mark Davis
June 09, 2015

A refund guarantee is an essential component of almost every shipbuilding project, without which the buyer will be unwilling or unable to proceed. There is no standard form of refund guarantee in universal usage, and both the form and substance of refund guarantee instruments vary widely from case...

Enforcement of Maritime Claims

Enforcement of Maritime Claims

4th Edition

By David Jackson
April 07, 2015

The fourth edition consists of consideration of all aspects of the jurisdiction of English courts and arbitrators over maritime claims, applicable law, judgments, remedies and security interests, including the continuing critical impact of membership of the European Union. The comprehensive ...

Time Charters

Time Charters

7th Edition

By Andrew Baker, Julian Kenny, John D. Kimball, Thomas H. Belknap, Jr.
November 14, 2014

Acclaimed as the standard reference work on the law relating to time charters, this new 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. It provides full coverage of both ...

Marine Insurance Legislation

Marine Insurance Legislation

5th Edition

By Robert Merkin, Johanna Hjalmarsson, Aysegul Bugra, Jennifer Lavelle
April 29, 2014

Providing thorough, up-to-date coverage of the operation of marine insurance legislation, this text is an essential resource for today's marine insurance professional. Designed with the reader in mind, previous editions of this book have been heavily praised for its accessible and highly-practical ...

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