Includes bibliographical references and index.

Piracy and contracts of carriage by sea / Simon Rainey QC -- Liability for defective containers: charting a course between seaworthiness, care for the cargo and liabilities of shippers / Frank Stevens -- Liability, jurisdiction and enforcement issues in international road carriage : cmr carrier liability in the Netherlands and Germany and the influence of the EU / Dr Marian Hoeks -- Integrating international air and road carriage : operational and liability issues / Dan Soffin -- Multimodal transport under the Warsaw and Montreal convention regimes : a velvet revolution? / Dr George Leloudas -- Who contracts with whom? : an analysis of Chinese exports to the United Kingdom / Craig Neame -- Bills of lading, multimodal transport documents, and other things / Professor Andrew Tettenborn -- International sale contracts and multimodal transport documents : two issues of significance / Professor D. Rhidian Thomas.

All tied up? : the potential impact of the Rotterdam rules on shippers : obligations to carriers under bill of lading clauses in respect of goods shipped / David Glass -- Multimodal bills of lading and limitation / Christopher Hancock QC -- The quest for an international multimodal transport convention : does the CMR liability system fit the bill? / Dr Theodora Nikaki -- The overall impact of the Rotterdam rules on the liability of multimodal carriers and their sub-contractors / Professor Richard Williams -- The European project on sustainable multimodal transport : is a harmonized liability system the right tool? / Dr Ellen Eftestøl-Wilhelmsson -- The liability of freight forwarders / Professor Francis Reynolds QC -- Terminal operators and liability for cargo claims under English law / Simon Baughen -- Cargo insurance in the multimodal context : full and complete cover? / Professor Baris Soyer.