Essays in admiralty [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to legal issues in shipping from a West African perspective / / Jean Chiazor Anishere

• Autore: Anishere Jean Chiazor
• Pubblicazione: Oxfordshire, : Petrospot Ltd., 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Admiralty - Africa, West; Maritime law
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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""; ""Buyerâ€?s guide ""; ""Fuel for thought""; ""Buyerâ€?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 sellerâ€?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 ""
• Titolo autorizzato: Essays in admiralty
• ISBN: 1-908663-12-X; 1-299-19064-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452290103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II