Combined Transport Documents

<p>Combined Transport Documents provides a comprehensive guide to combined transport or multi-modal contracts. It examines the main contracts that deal with combined transport logically, from those concerned with the procuring of tonnage through to those that deal with general average and salvage. It also focuses on the complicated chains of indemnity particular to multimember consortium operations and explains in substantial detail a recommended draft bill of lading contract of carriage which the author himself developed. Combined Transport Documents provides a comprehensive guide to combined transport or multi-modal contracts. It examines the main contracts that deal with combined transport logically, from those concerned with the procuring of tonnage through to those that deal with general average and salvage. It also focuses on the complicated chains of indemnity particular to multi-member consortium operations and explains in substantial detail a recommended draft bill of lading contract of carriage which the author himself developed.</p> <p>Chapter 1. Procuring tonnage - charter party Chapter 2. operating agreements Chapter 3. Slot charters Chapter 4. Container and containerspace hiring agreements (consortium operations) Chapter 5. container leasing and equipment handover agreement (general operation) Chapter 6. contacts of carriage (Bill of lading, waybills) Chapter 7. Standard trading conditions Chapter 8. General average and salvage (guidance notes for consortium operation) Chapter 9. Letters of indemnity.</p>