Laytime and demurrage / by John Schofield.

London ; Singapore : LLP, 2005.

5th ed.

26479

Lay days -- Great Britain.

Demurrage -- Great Britain.

1. General principles

2. Laytime clauses - fixed and customary laytime

3. Commencement of laytime

4. Interruptions and exceptions to laytime

5. Other laytime matters

6. Demurrage

7. Despatch

8. Detention

9. Frustration.

The 5th edition of this book covers all judicial and arbitral decisions reported since the last edition published in 2000, placing an emphasis on decisions relating to commencement in laytime and how time runs in relation to multiple charters. It is the only book to deal with all aspects of laytime, demurrage and detention that is, the docking of a vessel in port for loading or unloading tracing the development of the law from its origins until 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1843114194

xxxix, 477 p. ; 25 cm