EDITORIAL

An ecosystem approach to commencement of laytime
ABHINAYAN BASU BAL

ANALYSIS OF RECENT CASES AND CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS

Wreck removal claims and limitation of liability
Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Pertamina v Trevaskis Ltd
[2023] HKCFA 20

ARTICLES
State immunity and the law of the sea: a shipping perspective
ANDREW SERDY
Professor of the Public International Law of the Sea, University of Southampton

Should private-sector providers of certain shipping services enjoy sovereign immunity derivative from the flag state’s?

A high seas trial corridor for autonomous ships
ERIK RØSÆG
Institute of Private Law, University of Oslo

Should safety trials of autonomous ships sailing with conventional vessels be carried out between Norway and the Netherlands?

The blurring of lines between shipping contracts
THE HON JUSTICE STEVEN RARES
Federal Court of Australia

The digital age has changed how parties negotiate contracts, such as ones for sea carriage of cargo; this article looks at contract formation and decisions of recent cases.

BOOK REVIEWS
Regulation of Risk, Transport, Trade and Environment in Perspective
Abhinayan Basu Bal, Trisha Rajput, Gabriela Argüello and David Langlet

Unmanned Ships and the Law
Bulnt Sozer

Index of cases

Index of legislation

Index