01229nam a2200193Ia 4500008005200000020001500052082001500067100002100082245009400103260004600197300001700243440003800260504034400298520030000642650002500942650002000967650002100987650002701008200103s 2000 ||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und|| a1859785786 a387.5bRIC aRichardson, John 0aCombined transport documents: a handbook of contracts for the combined transport industry bLLP Professional Publishingc2000aLondon axxii, 458 p. aLloyd's practical shipping guides aContents Procuring tonnage Operating agreements Slot charters Container and containerspace hiring agreements (consortium operations) Container leasing and equipment handover agreements (general operation) Contracts of carriage Standard trading conditions Indemnities General average and salvage (in container and consortium operatives).  aThis text provides a guide to combined transport or multi-modal contacts. The book looks at contracts that deal with the procuring of tonnage through to those contracts that deal with average and salvage. It also focuses on the chains of indemnity, especially multi-member consortium operations. aContracts - Maritime aBills of lading aContainerization aFreight and freightage