“Contracts are crucial to maritime operations and business as they provide a legally binding framework for all activities, from vessel chartering to cargo transport, outlining responsibilities, liabilities, and payment terms, thus ensuring smooth and efficient operations”.
Legal Framework
- The writeups on this blog are backed by the General Law of Contract under the Common Law and Civil Law jurisdiction of Cameroon
The general law of contract in Cameroon regulates he relationship between the parties including third party rights.
- The writeup in this blog is also backed by the law on the contract of carriage of goods by sea also known as the Harmburg Rules.
The Hamburg Rules apply to contracts for the carriage of goods by sea between two different states where the port of loading or discharge is located in a contracting state, or where the bill of lading or other transport document is issued in a contracting state.
- Some of the writeup in this blog is backed by the rules of International Commercial Arbitration Contracts.
International commercial arbitration in maritime operations applies to a wide range of disputes arising from the diverse activities associated with the sea, including ship building, sale, financing, and operation, as well as the carriage of goods, fishing, and marine insurance. These disputes can involve contracts related to charterparties, bills of lading, ship repairs, etc.
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