EDITORIAL
When is a commercial agreement a commercial contract?
RHIDIAN THOMAS

ANALYSIS OF RECENT CASES AND CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS

The locus of control in the arrest of ships associated by common control
BULAT KARIMOV University of Singapore

The MV New Endeavor v Indian Oil Corp Ltd (The New Endeavor)
[2024] ZASCA 67

ARTICLES
Blockchain technology as an alternative to paper and electronic bills of lading
LUKE BYRNES
University of Melbourne

Developing technology has highlighted  the inadequacy of the paper format of the bill of lading; the author foresees the rise of blockchain technology as a crucial alternative and sets out necessary steps to its universal adoption in the shipping industry.

The economic element of the IMO’s mid-term measures and the actors of the shipping industry
VIKTOR WEBER
University of Copenhagen

The author examines the economic implications for the shipping industry of the IMO’s plans to make maritime emissions compatible with the goals of the Paris agreement. 

The UN Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sale of Ships (Beijing Convention)
JAN-ERIK PÖTSCHKE
Ahlers & Vogel Rechtsanwälte, Hamburg

The Beijing Convention  examined with reference to fundamental principles of law to protect creditors globally in the enforcement proceedings against ships.

INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS

IMO –IOPC Funds: meeting of the Governing Bodies (April/May 2024)
Patrick Griggs

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