Essays in admiralty : an introduction to legal issues in shipping from a West African perspective / Jean Chiazor Anishere.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anishere, Jean Chiazor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Admiralty--Africa, West.

Admiralty.

Maritime law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxfordshire : Petrospot Ltd., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Dedication""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""About the author""; ""About the Firm""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""Chapter 1 - An introduction to shipping""; ""Types of ship""; ""The players""; ""Services rendered""; ""Other industries related to shipping""; ""Finance""; ""Insurance""; ""Ports, terminal and canals""; ""Flag administration""; ""Classification societies""; ""Chapter 2 - Shipping and its logistics""; ""Characteristics of shipping""; ""Merchant shipping""; ""Who are those involved in shipping?""; ""How are ships engaged?""

""Developing countries with protection policy""""Basis for shipping in less developed countries""; ""Effects of protection on shipping policies""; ""Nigerian shipping policy""; ""The main features of a good shipping policy""; ""Chapter 3 - Rudiments of maritime law""; ""Historical evolution of maritime law""; ""Chapter 4 - Corporate governance in shipping""; ""The principles of corporate governance""; ""The need for good corporate governance""; ""Benefits of corporate governance in shipping""; ""Pillars of corporate governance ""; ""Corporate accountability""

""How can the practice of corporate governance be promoted and sustained?""""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 5 - The International Maritime Organization - the engine for shipping ""; ""Purposes of the IMO""; ""Some IMO Conventions domesticated by Nigeria""; ""The impact of the IMO in Nigeria""; ""Chapter 6 - The bunker industry ""; ""Processing and pricing""; ""Buyer�s guide ""; ""Fuel for thought""; ""Buyer�s guide ""; ""Fuel for thought""; ""Chapter 7 - Oil and gas investments in Nigeria""; ""Local Content Policy ""; ""The rationale behind the Local Content Policy ""

""The salient provisions of the Local Content Act, 2010""""General requirements for successful implementation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 8 - The tools of international trade""; ""Legal aspects""; ""Main features of the Incoterms 2010 rules""; ""How to apply the rules for any mode of transport ""; ""How to apply the rules for sea and inland waterway transport""; ""Rules for domestic and international trade""; ""Explanation of terms used in the Incoterms 2010 rules""; ""Flashback""; ""A. Departure terms - buyer possession at seller�s premises""

""B. Arrival terms - seller delivers to destination point""""Guide to Incoterms rules""; ""1. EXW - Ex Works""; ""2. FCA - Free Carrier (Named Point)""; ""3. FOR/FOT (Free on Rail/Free on Truck)""; ""4. FOB Airport""; ""5. FOB (Free onboard)""; ""6. C & F (Cost and Freight)""; ""7. CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight)""; ""Chapter 9 - The Rotterdam Rules and the obligations of the carrier ""; ""The main obligations of the carrier ""; ""i) Obligation as to the goods""; ""ii) Obligation as to delivery""; ""iii) Obligation as to the ship""; ""Other obligations of the carrier""

""Liability of the carrier ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-908663-12-X

1-299-19064-2

OCLC:

833592869