Shipping and the environment : law and practice / Colin De La Rue, Former Solicitor and Partner, Ince & Co, London; Charles B Anderson, New York, Attorney and Maritime Arbitrator Former Senior Vice President and Head of Office Skuld North America Inc. and Jonathan Hare, Former General Counsel, Assuranceforeningen Skuld, Oslo.

Includes bibliographical references and index

The environmental aspects of shipping -- Compensation from the shipowner under the Civil Liability Convention 1992 -- Compensation from the international oil pollution compensation funds -- Oil pollution - the position in the United States -- Pollution from offshore operations and craft -- Pollution from ships' bunkers -- HNS damage and the hazardous and noxious substances convention 2010 -- HNS damage - the position in the United State -- Claims - general principles -- Clean-up operations and other preventive measures -- Damage to property -- Economic loss -- Damage to natural resources and costs of restoration -- Salvors -- Charterers and cargo owners -- Ship managers, operators and associated parties -- The owners of colliding ships -- Pilots and maritime authorities -- Ship financiers -- P&I clubs and other liability insurers -- Hull and cargo insurer -- Limitation of liability for pollution and HNS damage -- International rules to prevent pollution from ships -- Prevention of pollution from ships in the United States -- The response to an incident - international conventions -- The response to an incident - the position in the united states -- Removal of wrecks and dumping at sea -- Shipment of waste and dismantling of vessels -- Enforcement of rules to prevent pollution -- Criminal liability for pollution from ships.

"From the time it was first published in 1998, Shipping and the Environment has been the leading text on international and US law and practice in this field. Written by renowned legal and insurance practitioners with over 100 years of combined specialist experience, including first-hand knowledge of many major incidents, it is not only a comprehensive reference work but an abundant source of introductory material and practical insights, all explained with a clarity appreciated by lawyers and non-lawyers alike in a broad international readership. While updating its core subjects of pollution from ships, wreck removal and dumping at sea, this enlarged text extends into other modern areas including pollution from offshore operations after Deepwater Horizon, plastics released into the sea, recycling of vessels, polar operations, and the fast-changing restrictions on carbon emissions from ships, as well as safety threats such as cyberattacks, terrorism and modern forms of piracy. With a highly readable introductory chapter amounting to a book within a book, this is a volume of great importance to all whose work or studies are concerned with marine environmental affairs, whether in government, international bodies, industry, technical organizations, the professions, environmental NGOs, the academic world or other walks of life"-- Provided by publisher.