Cover Story 本期專題

Would novation of charterparty change the legal effect of a bill of lading?

A recent decision laid down by the Commercial Court of the High Court of England and Wales discussed the nature of a bill of lading and whether its legal effect changes when the chartererparty is novated. Is a bill of lading a mere receipt or does it contain the same effect as a contract of carriage?

租船合同的約務更替會否改變提單的法律效力？

最近英格蘭及威爾斯高等法院商事法庭在一宗案件中探討了提單的性質，以及在租船合同約務更替的情況下，提單的法律效力會否改變。究竟提單純屬收據，還是具有承運合約的同等效力？

Shipping Q & A 常見問題

What are the latest global efforts in building green shipping corridors?

The shipping industry is responsible for around 3% of the total carbon dioxide emission in the world. Governments and industry stakeholders have been developing action plans to reduce carbon emission and achieve the goal of the Paris Agreement. At the 26th United Nationals Climate Change Conference in November 2021, the Clydebank Declaration was launched to support the creation of green corridors....

全球在建立綠色航運走廊方面最近有何倡議？

航運業佔全球二氧化碳排放總量約3%，各國政府及業界人士一直制定各種行動方案，以減少碳排放及實現《巴黎協定》的目標。於2021年11月的第26屆聯合國氣候變化大會上，多國簽署了《克萊德班克宣言》（Clydebank Declaration），支持建立綠色走廊。......