This Thesis looks into the legal Authority for investigation and possible prosecution of seafarers in the event of a Maritime Accident in Norwegian waters, the legal authority in Norwegian Law in relation to International ...

The objective of the thesis is to compare the rules on causation and incidence of loss from a hull insurance perspective in the Nordic countries. As a consequence of there being underlying differences in how these questions ...

A is building a ship for B. There is a written contract, it is however not registered and neither is the contractual object. When the construction is 97% completed A, which have struggled to handle his incoming claims ...

Analysis and presentation of this thesis is supported by studies of many relevant cases where the major arguments are set around the exclusion clauses concerning the ‘all risks cover’ policy as found in Institute Cargo ...

This paper aim to present an overview of the International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea of 1974 as amended. The purpose is to see to what extent Zanzibar maritime Legislations are in conformity with the International ...

The thesis is dealing with legal issues that may arise in a course of chartering of vessels for the offshore special surveys (data collection). The offshore seismic data acquisition is used as the main example. However, a ...

On 18 October 2006, tramp shipping pools became subject to the enforcement powers of the European Commission by the adoption of Council Regulation 1419/2006. The changes brought about by Council Regulation 1419/2006 generated ...

Over the last fifty years the international community has struggled to put into effect an international legal regime for dealing with transport of hazardous substances at sea. The accidents from such transportation are ...

This article contributes to the European debate on exploitative pricing abuses by dominant undertakings. Although it is questionable whether competition policy should interfere with such market behaviour, case law shows ...

Liquefied natural gas, or LNG, is natural gas that has been super-cooled to minus 163 degrees Celsius. This process constrains natural gas to condense into a liquid. Natural gas takes up to 600 times less space once forced ...

With this study I will attempt to look at the provisions of the new Hong Kong Convention and by comparing them with the basic elements of the Basel Convention see what legal problems there are and if they have been solved ...

The nature of the offshore petroleum activity and the likelihood that both the tortfeasor and the claimant of a potential incident participate in the petroleum activity results in one of the most characteristic features ...