Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering Contracts, 3rd Ed | 2024

Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering Contracts, 3rd Ed | 2024

Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering Contracts offers comprehensive insights into agreements related to the construction of ships, rigs, and other offshore vessels and structures. This resource serves as a definitive guide for marine construction lawyers, covering every aspect of modern shipbuilding and offshore engineering contracts and addressing potential challenges effectively.  

Key Features of Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering Contracts, 3rd Ed:  
- Standard Form Agreements: Detailed analysis of widely used forms such as SAJ, BIMCO, Norwegian 2000, AWES, LOGIC, and FIDIC.  
- Contract Documentation: Guidance on essential documents like specifications, drawings, and work schedules.  
- Formation and Construction Rules: Discussion on general principles, implied terms, and limitation clauses in offshore construction contracts.  
- Contract Variations: Examination of changes to contract terms from both contractor and buyer perspectives.  
- Comparative Approaches: Highlights differences between shipbuilding and engineering contracts.  
- Time-Related Issues: Detailed coverage of obligations, delays, extensions, and time-related disputes.  
- Payment Matters: Insights into payments, extra charges, permissible delays, and damages.  
- Termination: Analysis of rights and obligations following termination under contract or common law.  
- Guarantees and Insurance: Comprehensive discussion on guarantees, bonds, and insurance frameworks.  
- Dispute Resolution: Coverage of litigation frameworks, ADR mechanisms, and court practices like the Commercial Court or Technology and Construction Court.  
- Evolving Legal Contexts: Commentary on the influence of land-based construction case law and relevant precedents.  

New to the Third Edition:  
- Updates to reflect the latest editions of standard forms.  
- Expanded coverage of LOGIC Marine Construction, Offshore Decommissioning, and the new BIMCO DISMANTLECON contract.  
- In-depth analysis of recent key cases, including Jiangsu Guoxin Corp Ltd v Precious Shipping Public Co Ltd (2020) and others.  
- Enhanced commentary on express and implied good faith terms.  
- Discussion of claims arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.  
- New insights into the use of adjudication in shipbuilding and offshore construction contexts.  

This updated edition is an essential reference for navigating the complexities of marine and offshore construction contracts.

Table of Contents of Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering Contracts, 3rd Ed :

1. The Nature of an Offshore Construction Contract
2. Introduction to the Standard Forms
3. General Principles of Contract
4. Payment and Damages
5. Performance
6. Change
7. Time for Delivery and Completion
8. Termination
9. Guarantees, Bonds and Insurance
10. Passing of Title, Risk, Liens and Delivery Up
11. Dispute Resolution

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