"Acclaimed as the standard reference work in its field, the new edition of Time Charters provides a comprehensive treatment of the law of time charters, accessible alike to shipowners, charterers, P&I Clubs and other insurers, and shipping lawyers. It provides full coverage of both English and American law, updated for important decisions since the previous edition. The new text incorporates numerous significant English decisions in the field handed down in the five years since the previous edition, including: - The Kos (the Supreme Court on withdrawal with cargo on board); - The Athena (nature of off-hire; meaning/extent of 'loss of time/'time thereby lost'); The Kyla(damage to ship and frustration); - The Silver Constellation, The Savina Caylyn and The Rowan (oil company approval of chartered ships); - The Captain Stefanos, The Saldanha, The Triton Lark and The Paiwan Wisdom (effects of piracy); - The Kildare and The Wren (damages for early termination); - The T S Singapore (off-hire where ship going 'towards but not to' the port ordered) and - The Lehmann Timber, The Bulk Chile and The Western Moscow (owners' liens) This new edition also features many significant new American decisision, including: - Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds Intl. (Supreme Court rules class-action arbitration not permitted unless parties agree in arbitration agreement); - ATHOS I (Circuit Court finds that safe berth provision in charterparty is a warranty and not merely a due diligence obligation); - The M/V SAMHO DREAM (arbitrators direct petitioner to post $14.2M security on respondent's counterclaim) and - Maroc Fruit Board v. M/V VINSON (CP arbitration clause incorporated in bill of lading not "signed" or "contained in an exchange of letters or telegrams" under NY Convention)"--