The making of a shipbuilding contract involves significant potential risks for both builder and customer. This book provides a source of expert guidance for those involved in drawing up, negotiating or enforcing shipbuilding contracts. In one volume it gives a basis for the successful conduct of contracts both at home and internationally. The book takes the reader through all the main aspects of a shipbuilding contract, including those where conflicts are most likely to arise, for example the making of the contract and its pricing, registration and security, the passing of property, time of delivery, builder's and customer's default - causes and remedies and third party rights.".