Law of Tug and Tow, 2nd Edition

Simon Rainey QC

Law of Tug and Tow provides an up-to-date, detailed and comprehensive analysis of the modern English law specifically relating to the operations of tug and tow and the increasingly important related activities in the field of the offshore service and supply industry. The book is of inestimable value to anyone engaged in the business of negotiating contracts of tonnage.

2nd Edition, 2002
978-1-84311-169-6

Price: £390 (£390.00 after discount)

Product Description

Why you need this book
  • Extensive and thorough account of towage law
  • Only "clause by clause" commentary on the leading standard form towage and offshore services contract
  • UK Standard Conditions
  • Towcon/Towhire
  • Supplytime
  • Salvcon/Salvhire
  • Wreckfixed/Wreckitake/Wreckhire 1999
Revised and Updated
  • The book provides an updated source of information for all the important decisions both in the general law of towage and in the general law which affects a significant amount of the text since the last edition six years ago, particular attention has been paid to
    • The Towcon or Towhire forms in particular of the BIMCO "knock-for-knock" liabilities clause, clause 18
    • Admirality Jurisdiction
    • The nature of contract of towage
  • Two new chapters providing commentary of two further forms since the last edition, including:
    • The international Salvage Union's "Salvcon" and "Salvhire" forms relating to the sub-contracting in of tugs to assist in salvage sevices
    • The BIMCO-ISU "Wreckcon" and which have been recently revised following the representations of the P & I Clubs who chiefly foot the bill for such operations

This book is part of the Lloyd's Shipping Law Library.

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