Cover -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- About the author -- About the Firm -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1 - An introduction to shipping -- Types of ship -- The players -- Services rendered -- Other industries related to shipping -- Finance -- Insurance -- Ports, terminal and canals -- Flag administration -- Classification societies -- Chapter 2 - Shipping and its logistics -- Characteristics of shipping -- Merchant shipping -- Who are those involved in shipping? -- How are ships engaged? -- Developing countries with protection policy -- Basis for shipping in less developed countries -- Effects of protection on shipping policies -- Nigerian shipping policy -- The main features of a good shipping policy -- Chapter 3 - Rudiments of maritime law -- Historical evolution of maritime law -- Chapter 4 - Corporate governance in shipping -- The principles of corporate governance -- The need for good corporate governance -- Benefits of corporate governance in shipping -- Pillars of corporate governance -- Corporate accountability -- How can the practice of corporate governance be promoted and sustained? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 - The International Maritime Organization - the engine for shipping -- Purposes of the IMO -- Some IMO Conventions domesticated by Nigeria -- The impact of the IMO in Nigeria -- Chapter 6 - The bunker industry -- Processing and pricing -- Buyer's guide -- Fuel for thought -- Buyer's guide -- Fuel for thought -- Chapter 7 - Oil and gas investments in Nigeria -- Local Content Policy -- The rationale behind the Local Content Policy -- The salient provisions of the Local Content Act, 2010 -- General requirements for successful implementation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8 - The tools of international trade -- Legal aspects -- Main features of the Incoterms 2010 rules -- How to apply the rules for any mode of transport.

How to apply the rules for sea and inland waterway transport -- Rules for domestic and international trade -- Explanation of terms used in the Incoterms 2010 rules -- Flashback -- A. Departure terms - buyer possession at seller's premises -- B. Arrival terms - seller delivers to destination point -- Guide to Incoterms rules -- 1. EXW - Ex Works -- 2. FCA - Free Carrier (Named Point) -- 3. FOR/FOT (Free on Rail/Free on Truck) -- 4. FOB Airport -- 5. FOB (Free onboard) -- 6. C & F (Cost and Freight) -- 7. CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight) -- Chapter 9 - The Rotterdam Rules and the obligations of the carrier -- The main obligations of the carrier -- i) Obligation as to the goods -- ii) Obligation as to delivery -- iii) Obligation as to the ship -- Other obligations of the carrier -- Liability of the carrier -- Chapter 10 - Rules governing the carriage of goods by sea -- The Hague Rules 1924 -- 1. Scope and limit of application of the Hague Rules -- 2. Period of responsibility of the carrier -- 3. Notice of loss and timing of legal action -- 4. Limits of liability per package or unit -- The Hague-Visby Rules, 1968 -- 1. Extension of time limitation by parties to the contract of carriage -- 2. Limits of liability per package or unit -- The Hamburg Rules 1978 -- 1. Ambit of operation and application -- 2. Contractual claims -- 3. Period of responsibility of carrier -- 4. Deck cargo -- 5. Limits of liability per package or shipping unit -- 6. Time bar -- 7. Notice -- 8. Basis of liability -- Bill of lading -- Practical applications of the bill of lading -- 1. Bill of lading as evidence of contract of carriage or carriage contract document. -- 2. Bill of lading as receipt of goods delivered and accepted for carriage -- 3. Bill of lading as a document of title -- Mate's receipt -- Types and forms of bill of lading -- 1. Shipping bills of lading.

2. Received bills of lading -- 3. Through bills of lading -- 4. Groupage and house bills of lading -- 5. Transshipment bill of lading -- 6. Combined transport bill of lading -- Forms of bills of lading -- 1. Clean onboard bills of lading -- 2. Claused bills of lading -- 3. Negotiable/non-negotiable-cum straight bills of lading -- Electronic bill of lading - the Bolero system -- The UNCITRAL new transport document -- Conclusion -- Chapter 11 - Maritime liens and cargo claims -- What is a lien? -- Possessory lien -- Statutory lien -- Equitable lien -- Maritime lien -- Marine cargo claims -- Meaning of marine cargo claim -- Enforcing the cargo claim -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12 - Multimodal transport utilisation in the maritime sector -- Distinction between multimodal transport and other concepts -- Transshipment -- Pick-up and delivery operation -- Successive carriage -- Through transport -- Freight forwarder -- Combined transport: -- Unimodal carriage regimes -- Carriage of goods by sea -- The Hague Rules -- The Hague-Visby Rules -- The Hamburg Rules -- The Rotterdam Rules -- Carriage by road -- Carriage by rail -- Carriage by air -- The basic characteristics of multimodal transport -- Geographical considerations: -- Economic considerations: -- Environmental considerations: -- Social considerations: -- Regulatory considerations: -- The nature of multimodal transport documents -- The basis of carrier liability under the multimodal convention -- Practical problems -- Carrier liability under the 1980 Convention on International Multimodal Transport -- Responsibility and duty of care -- Delay -- Acts of servants and agents -- Defences and exceptions -- Problems associated with the multimodal system of transportation -- The promotion of multimodal transport -- The national level -- The international level -- Conclusion.

Chapter 13 - Inland container depots and container freight stations -- Background history of Nigeria's ICD -- The journey so far -- Obligation of the Nigeria Customs Service in the ICD project -- Obligations of the Nigerian Railway Corporation -- Obligations of the Nigerian Ports Authority and terminal operators -- Security at the marshalling yard -- Legal and institutional framework -- Factors influencing the establishment decision of ICDs/CFSs -- Functions and technical operations of ICDs/CFSs -- Benefits of ICDs/CFSs -- -- (b) Disadvantages of ICDs/CFSs -- Operations of an effective ICD -- Component requirements for the successful establishment of ICDs/CFSs -- 1. Prior survey a must -- 2. Traffic flow analysis and reference -- 3. Economic viability -- 4. Land requirements -- 5. Design and layout of ICDs/CFSs -- 6. Equipping an ICD/CFS -- 7. Rail head of ICDs -- 8. Tariff -- 9. General -- Categories and facilities required in ICDs/CFS -- (a) Facilities required: -- (b) Types of dry ports: -- Security and safety principles of the concepts of ICD or dry ports are mandatory -- The way forward -- Chapter 14 - Bonded terminals as vehicles for port decongestion in Nigeria -- Legal bases for the establishment of bonded terminals in Nigeria -- What is port congestion all about? -- A brief history of port congestion in Nigeria -- The impact of port congestion -- Causes of port congestion in Nigeria -- Bonded terminals as vehicles for port decongestion in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- Chapter 15 - The Cabotage Act in Nigeria -- Whither the Cabotage Act 2003? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 16 - Ship finance -- Global overview -- Fiscal reforms -- Institutionalised financing -- Regulatory mechanisms -- The role of banks -- Institutions that may be willing to take up shipping proposals in Nigeria -- Financial institutions -- Commercial banks.

Non-banking financial institutions -- Foreign Banks and Financial Institutions -- Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency -- Merger -- Conclusion -- Chapter 17 - Ship chandling -- Who is involved in ship chandling? -- Profitability of the business -- Starting a ship chandling business -- Financial requirements -- Items typically supplied to ships -- Engine/technical stores -- Deck stores -- Bonded stores -- Cold room stores -- How to raise funds to start the business -- How to source clients -- The challenges of ship chandling -- Low Patronage -- Poor access to funds -- Debt recovery -- Legal framework for ship chandling -- Chapter 18 - Marine insurance -- Legal framework for marine insurance in Nigeria -- Types of marine insurance -- Interests insurable under a marine policy -- Insurance interest -- The duty of disclosure -- The marine insurance policy -- Classification of policies -- Voyages and time policies -- Valued and unvalued policies -- Floating policies -- Open cover -- Blanket cover -- Subject matter of insurance -- Perils of the sea -- Conclusion -- Chapter 19 - Dispute resolution -- Dispute resolution -- Collaborative law -- Mediation -- Conciliation -- Negotiation -- Violence -- Adjudicative and consensual processes -- Examination of arbitration and litigation -- Litigation -- Admiralty law - The Nigerian model -- Adjudicative dispute resolution process in Nigeria's admiralty matters -- A comparison between arbitration and litigation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 20 - Alternative dispute resolution in the maritime sector -- Disputes in the maritime industry -- Why ADR? -- The advantages of ADR -- Potential benefits of ADR -- Potential disadvantages of ADR -- Disadvantages of arbitration, mediation or ADR -- Legislation and regulations -- Does the maritime industry need ADR? -- The work of a mediator -- Conclusion.

Chapter 21 - Comparative analysis of maritime rules and practice in some African states.