This easy-to-use book is for busy shipowners, charterers, and brokers, and is an excellent reference work for lawyers practicing in the field. The sixth edition continues to present complex issues simply and clearly, with a flowing text free of footnotes and a good use of case summaries. The new text incorporates numerous decisions in the field that have been handed down in the five years since the fifth edition, including: English law --- Golden Victory (H.L.) (early redelivery damages), Achilleas (C.A.) (late redelivery damages), Livanita (Comm.Ct.

) & Archmidis (C.A.) (unsafe ports - named ports), Elli & Frixos (Comm.Ct.) (due diligence and ship modifications), Lauritzencool v. Lady Navigation (C.A.) (injunctions to prevent withdrawal).

U.S. law --- DG Harmony (dangerous cargo), Aqua Stoli Shipping v. Gardner Smith (Rule B Maritime Attachments), Norwegian Bulk Transport v. International Marine Terminals (nature of a time charter), Hall Street Associates v. Mattell (vacating arbitration awards), Stolt-Neilsen v. Celanese Chemicals Europe (power of arbitrators to compel testimony).