Farthing on International Shipping

427 Pages·2013·1.91 MB·English

by  Proshanto K. Mukherjee

WMU Studies in Maritime Aff airs 1
Proshanto K. Mukherjee
Mark Brownrigg
Farthing on
International
Shipping
WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee (cid:129) Mark Brownrigg
Farthing on International
Shipping
Fourth Edition
Withassociateauthorshipcontributionsof
JingjingXu,MaximoQ.MejiaJr.,AbhinayanBasuBal,DonaldChard,DavidBalston
ProshantoK.Mukherjee MarkBrownrigg
WorldMaritimeUniversity UKChamberofShipping
Malmo¨ London
Sweden UnitedKingdom
ISBN978-3-642-34597-5 ISBN978-3-642-34598-2(eBook)
DOI10.1007/978-3-642-34598-2
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Foreword (Fourth Edition)
ItwasrightlysaidofthethirdeditionofFarthingonInternationalShippingthatit
representedageneralintroductiontoshippingwhichdidnotonlyexplainthemaze
ofregulationsonshippingbutalsoanalyzethemainissuesfacingshipping.
The fourth edition goes even further. In addition to offering what is still a first
rate introduction to shipping in all its aspects, it is a mine of information for
students of traditional maritime law as well as for many others who seek to
understandthe workingsofthe world’s maritime servicesingeneral andshipping
services, in particular. As with previous editions, the fourth edition retains the
originalpurposeofelucidatingandprovidinginformationonnationalandinterna-
tionalpoliciesandpracticesonshipping,includingtheage-olddichotomybetween
theconceptoffreedomoftheseasandthepersistentdemandsofStatestocontrol
specific maritime areas, and the tension between, on the one hand, the claims of
States to regulate and protect their shipping interests and, on the other hand, the
abidingconcernandunquestionedrightoftheinternationalcommunitytoregulate
the global shipping industry in order to ensure maritime safety, protection of the
environment, and fair competition. But it also gives due attention to the many
importantchangesthathaveoccurredininternationalshippingsincethepublication
first appeared in 1987. Particular mention may be made in this regard to, among
others,thesectionsthatdescribetheelaboratesystemofnationalandinternational
technical rules and regulations designed to secure the safety of ships and lives at
sea;thepartsdealingwiththeinterface ofshippingandprotectionoftheenviron-
ment, including rules and mechanisms regarding liability for damage to the envi-
ronment caused by the operation of ships; and the sections on emerging issues of
maritime security, including measures to prevent and suppress unlawful acts that
threatentheintegrityofinternationalshipping.
Unlike previous editions, this edition is the result of collaboration between
several contributors. Nevertheless, the principal editors have managed to merge
the different styles and orientations into a homogeneous whole that successfully
presentsacoherentpicture,withoutinanywaydisguisingthevarietyofapproaches
thathavegoneintoit.Theresultisacompendiumthatprovidesausefulsourceof
informationandinsightsintomanyofthecomplexanddevelopingproblemswhich
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personsengagedorinterestedinvariousaspectsofshippingwilleitherencounteror
deal with at one time or another. Clearly the book does not claim to answer all
potentialquestionstothesatisfactionofeveryreader;butitcanatleastbesaidwith
somejustificationthatithasraisedortouchedonthemainquestionsandissuesthat
currentlyariseintheworldandbusinessofshipping.Forthatallwhoareengagedin
shippingowetheauthorsandeditorsadebtofgratitude.
Indeed,thispublicationshouldbeofinteresttotheglobalcommunityasawhole.
Shipping plays an indispensable role in world trade and commerce because it
provides the medium without which the movement of goods needed for interna-
tional commerce would not be possible. It is thus no exaggeration to assert that a
treatise on shipping must be of undoubted significance to all States and to all
peoples.
Hamburg,Germany H.E.JudgeThomasA.Mensah
London,UK InternationalTribunalfortheLawoftheSea
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Most people in the shipping industry—when asked why they have stayed in the
industry as long as they have, with all its volatility and uncertainty—point to its
uniquesubstanceandmeaningandthefactthatitisanactivitywhichaddsvalueto
the world. It combines intellect with practicality and spans every aspect of life—
today, as it always has done. It is the one sector on which the modern world
depends—for our trade (what we buy in our high streets), our food (for which
shipsareamajorpartofthesupplychain)andouressentialenergyresources.The
challenges, complexities and excitement of our association with this life-essential
arebothrewardingandaddictive,atalllevelsofactivityinvolvingtheseaandthe
industrieswhichworkwithit.
Theseademandsanelementalattachment,whichcanbedifficulttodescribeto
thosewhodon’tseeorcomeintocontactwithit.Itinvolvesascaleandbreadthof
visionandreality,whichshoutimportanceoutloud.
Thisfourtheditionisthefirstsincetheoriginalauthorofthiswork,BruceFarthing,
has died. The previous edition was already the product of a collaboration, but of
necessity—withBruce’sencouragement—thisoneisevenmoreso.Italsoseeksto
movethebookinaslightlynewdirection,takingitbeyondtheoriginalconceptofan
introductiontothepolicyaspectsofinternationalshippingtoacombinationofthat
purpose and a basic textbook for students and other readers entering the world of
maritimeservices.Intheinternetera,somuchinformationisavailablethatwasnoton
offerbefore,thatthisshiftofdirectionwasprobablyinevitable.
ThefirstandsecondeditionswereBruce’salone.Theyweremuchslimmerand
focusedveryspecificallyonwhatwasthenknownbytheterm“shippingpolicy”—
freedomoftheseas,protectionism/liberalisation,tradeandcompetitionpolicy.
The third (in 1997), edited principally and developed by Mark Brownrigg,
retainedthespiritoftheoriginalbutre-orientatedandrestructuredthebook,adding
newchaptersonbroaderaspectsofpolicysuchasshipregistration,safetyandthe
environment.OutofrespectforBruce’svision forhiscreation,wehavereprinted
theForewordandPrefaceofthethirdeditionaswell,forreaderstosee.
In many ways, the range of international shipping policy issues has broadened
againinrecentyears,withimportantnewsubjectscomingtotheforeparticularlyin
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relation to the environment and maritime security. And these areas have been
exceptionally“busy”.Thisfourthedition,undertheprincipaleditorshipanddirec-
tionofProfessorProshantoMukherjee,togetherwithMarkBrownrigg,againtakes
thebookintogreaterdetailonsomeofthese—aspectsoftechnicalpolicy,maritime
security,liabilityandmore.Thiseditionalsodrawsmorecollectivelyonassociate
authorshipcontributionsbyJingjingXuofUniversityofPlymouth,MaxMejiaof
World Maritime University, Abhinayan Basu Bal of Lund University and by
Donald Chard andDavid Balston fromtheUKChamberofShipping. This means
thatthereisnolongerasinglestyletothedifferentchaptersandasmallamountof
duplication.
WeareparticularlygratefultoH.E.JudgeThomasMensahforcontributingthe
foreword to this edition. We greatly appreciate his willingness to continue the
tradition set by Sir John Nicholson, Lord Sterling and the then IMO Secretary
General,BillO’Neil,whowrotetheforewordstotheearliereditions.
Malmo¨,Sweden ProshantoK.Mukherjee
London,UK MarkBrownrigg
October2012
Foreword (Third Edition)
Foreword
It has often been said that shipping is the most international of all industries—as
wellasbeingoneoftheoldest—anditisalsooneofthemostcomplicated.Eventhe
most skilled navigator in the world probably has difficulty in finding his way
through the maze of regulations adopted by IMO and other international
organisations, and how many people can explain the way liner freight rates are
developed and then go on to talk about the growth of containerisation and the
importanceoftheconferencesystemandconcludebyanalysingtheissuesshipping
facesto2000andbeyond?Thesimpleansweristhatthisbookcan.
It represents one of the best introductions to the subject that is currently
available. The first two editions established the book’s reputation and I am
delighted to see that Bruce Farthing, Mark Brownrigg and the publishers have
now produced a third. But it is far from being a reprint of the first two. The third
editioncontainsmuchrevisedmaterialandseveralcompletelynewchaptersdeal-
ingwithsuchsubjectsastheimportanceofshippingtoworldtradeandcontrover-
sialmatterssuchasfreetradeversusprotectionism.
Thebookhastheadvantagesofbeingcomprehensiveandconcise,authoritative
andreadableallatthesametime.Itislikelytobeofbenefittothestudentwanting
an introduction to the subject and the experienced observer wanting a handy
summary.Icanthoroughlyrecommendittoboth.
London,UK WilliamA.O’Neil
SecretaryGeneral,International
MaritimeOrganization
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