Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Detailed Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of legislation; CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND OF THIRD PARTY PROTECTION IN SHIPPING; The key point; The outcome thus far; Definition and role of third parties; The carrier and the shipper; The port community system; The law; Book structure; Conclusion; CHAPTER 2 THIRD PARTY PROTECTION IN SHIPPING: RISK ALLOCATION AND MANAGEMENT; Limitation of liability in shipping; Third parties risk; The extension of the protection to third parties

Contractual framework to extend the carrier protection to third partiesConclusion; CHAPTER 3 THE FACTUAL CONTEXT OF SHIPPING; Multilateral common enterprise; The shipping context; Globalisation impact; Vertical integration; Horizontal integration; Towards terminalisation; Third parties involved; Terminal operators; Freight forwarders; Non-vessel-operating common carriers; Stevedores; Inland carriers; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4 THIRD PARTY PROTECTION UNDER THE HAGUE/HAGUE-VISBY RULES; The background
the Harter Act

Third parties in the Hague/Hague-Visby Rules and the COGSA of the United States (1924-1968)Conclusion; CHAPTER 5 THIRD PARTY PROTECTION UNDER THE HAMBURG RULES; The Hamburg Rules and multimodalism; Third party protection and the Hamburg Rules; Conclusion; CHAPTER 6 THIRD PARTY PROTECTION UNDER THE ROTTERDAM RULES; The shadow of multimodalism; Third party protection under the Rotterdam Rules; Issues regarding third party protection; The position of inland carriers; The position of terminal operators; The position of freight forwarders; Conclusion

CHAPTER 7 THIRD PARTY PROTECTION UNDER ENGLISH LAWThird party protection and the obstacle of privity and consideration; Bailment; The Elder Dempster case; Agency law; The cases of Scrutton and The Eurymedon; The cases of The Mahkutai and The Pioneer Container; The Contract (Right of Third Parties) Act 1999: protection clauses on a statutory footing; Conclusion; CHAPTER 8 THIRD PARTY PROTECTION UNDER UNITED STATES LAW; Agency and bailment in United States law; Third parties in United States case law prior to Herd & Co; The case of Herd & Co; From Herd & Co. to Kirby

The case of Kirby: 'a maritime case about a train wreck'Mazda Motors: the vessel as a third party; Conclusion; CHAPTER 9 REMARKS AND AFTERTHOUGHTS; Remarks; Afterthoughts
solutions or new issues?; Risk control: channelling of liability; Risk transfer: multilateral marine insurance; P&I cover; Through transport insurances; The civil law perspective; Index