Shipbroking and Chartering Practice

<p>Now in its eighth edition this classic text is a first point of reference for anyone looking to obtain an understanding of chartering and shipbroking practice. It provides hands-on commercially-focused explanations of chartering business and invaluable advice on how the shipping market operates across a broad range of topics. The authors also deal expertly with the legal financial operational and managerial aspects of chartering offering numerous case studies which clearly link theory to practice. </p><p>This new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the current trends in chartering practice legal developments and standard forms of charterparties. New to this edition:</p><ul> <ul> </ul> <li>Enriched with practical examples covering crucial aspects of chartering and shipbroking business such as voyage estimations freight conversions and tanker calculations. </li> <li>New material on day-to-day laytime principles including Laytime Definitions for Charterparties 2013 associated commentary and relevant examples. </li> <li>Shipping Marketing as a modern tool of improving chartering and shipbroking business. </li> <li>Expanded coverage of the economic background of chartering including markets vessels cargoes trades and fixtures.</li> <li>Freight rates for all vessel types from 1980 to 2015. </li> <li>Updated review of well-known standard charterparty documents (including NYPE 2015) together with clauses and wordings commonly applying to various charter types. </li> <li>Analytical glossary containing typical terms and abbreviations used in chartering negotiations<em>.</em> </li> <ul> </ul> </ul><p>This book is an essential guide for practitioners in private practice and in-house for shipowners and cargo houses as well as those studying shipbroking and chartering.</p>