《YEARBOOK MARITIME LAW VOLUME IV 1987-1988》

PART Ⅰ.ARTICLES3

JOHANNE GAUTHIER， Conflict of Laws： Old Rules and Modern Problems3

IGNACIO ARROYO， Some Considerations on the Re- form of the Italian Maritime Law53

MARITA DARGALLO NIETO， Maritime Transport and EEC Law ： Competition Rules and Unfair Pricing Practices83

JOSE LUIS GARCIA GABALDON， Shipping Confer- ences： an International Legal Framework107

DOMINGO M.LOPEZ SAAVEDRA， The London Convention of 1976 on Limited Liability for Maritime Claims： Disadvantages of its Possible Ratification137

JOSE JUSTE RUIZ， International Liability for Damage Resulting from Dumping Radioactive Wastes in Sea155

PART Ⅱ.COMPARATIVE LAW185

BELGIUM， by P.Goemans and C.Goemans Developments in Belgian Maritime law in the Years 1985-1987185

CANADA， by Hugh M.Kindred Canadian Maritime Law： Developments during 1986-1987201

DENMARK， by Allan Philip New developments in Danish Maritime Law （1987）221

FRANCE， by Jean Warot French Legislation， Case law and Bibliography 1987223

ITALY， by Stefano Zunarelli Italian Maritime Law： Developments During 1986-1987231

JAPAN， by Kazuo Iwasaki Maritime Law in Japan During 1987237

NORWAY， by Thor Falkanger Survey of Norwegian Maritime Law241

POLAND， by Maria Dragun-Gertner Polish Legislation and Bibliography of Maritime Law 1987247

PORTUGAL， by Mario Raposo Maritime Law in Portugal During 1986 and 1987251

SPAIN， by Ignacio Arroyo Spanish legislation， case Law and Bibliography in 1987255

SWEDEN， by Hugo Tiberg Recent Developments in Swedish Maritime Law in 1986 and 1987271

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA， by John D.Kimball United States Maritime Law 1987287

VENEZUELA， by Luis Cova Arria Panorama of Maritime Law in Venezuela during 1987307

PART Ⅲ.INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS315

A.Intergovernmental Organizations315

UNCTAD： The work of UNCTAD in international ship- ping legislation by Ricardo Vigil315

UNCITRAL： The work of the united nations commission on international trade law （UNCITRAL） 1987-1988 by Stephen R.Katz319

IMO： Activities of the international maritime organization （IMO） during 1988 by Agustin Blanco Bazan329

ILO： Report on the 74th Meeting of the International Labour Conference by Antonio Martinez Punal341

B.Non-Governmental Organizations349

C.M.I.： Activities of the International Maritime Commit- tee in 1987 by Ignacio Arroyo349

ICC： Review of the ICC Maritime Activities in 1987- 1988 by Carlos Moreno Mericaechevarria353

ISF： Activities of the International Shipping Federation 1987-1988 by D.A.Dearsley363

BIMCO： The Work of BIMCO in 1988， by Helmut Sohmen （ Annual Report of the President）367

FIATA： Activities of the International Federation of Asso- ciations of Forwarding Agents （FIATA） during 1987， by Francisco Jose Sanchez Ortiz377

IALA： General Information and Summary of Activities during 1987 and 1988383

PART Ⅳ.CASE LAW393

International Case Law Highlights， 1987， by Graeme Wood393

Ⅰ.ARREST OF VESSEL： 1.Arrest of associated ves- sel， Sale， Priorities， （Appellate division， Supreme Court， South Africa March 1987， Summit Industrial Corp.v. Claimants against proceeds of sale of vessel ‘Jade Trans- porter’， vessel ‘Jade Transporter’）.2.Saise conservatoire， Letter of indemnity， Request for return of indemnity， （Cour d’appel， Aix-en-Provence， France， February 1988， vessel ‘Gogo Rambler）’.3.Arrest， Sufficiency of security for release， （Cour d’appel de Pau， France， February 1988， Vessel ‘Akelarra’）393

Ⅱ.ARBITRATION： 4.Claims under US RICO act， Charterparty arbitration clause， Whether Plaintiff bound to arbitrate.US Arbitration Act.s 3， （United States， Court of Appeals， fifth circuit， 27 March 1987， Valero Refining Inc.v.MT Lauberhorn Vessel ‘Lauberhorn’）396

Ⅲ.COLLISION： 5.Collision， Economic loss， Right of cargo interests to recover， （United States， Court of Ap- peals， fifth circuit， 22 May 1987 Arth Mathiesen and Rede- ric A/S Mascot v.MV Obelix， Vessel ‘Barbro’）397

Ⅳ.CHARTERPARTY： 6.Charterparty containing NYPE arbitration clause-whether applicable to non- signatories， （United States， Southern District New York， 27 April 1987， Continental UK Ltd.v.Anagell Confidence Compania Naviera， Vessel ‘Common Venture’）.7.Bunk- ers on board vessel， Whether ownership vested in charter- ers （Cape Provincial Division， South Africa 1986.Ex Parte Terminus Compania Naviera SA and Grinrod Ma- rine Pty.， vessel ‘Areti L’）398

Ⅴ.CARRIAGE OF GOODS： 8.Contract of carriage， Express limitation figure-whether Hague Visby rules ap- plied （United States Federal Court， New York， 15 April 1988， Daval Steel Products v.M/V Acadia， Vessel， ‘Aca- dia’）.9.Liquid Cargo， Method of measurement， （United States Court of Appeals， 2nd circuit， 2 June 1987， Insur- ance Company of North America v.Globe Nova， vessel， ‘Globe Nova’400

Ⅵ.CHOICE OF LAW： 10.Forum nonconveniens- Stay of proceedings.（Canada， Federal Division Trial Court， 15 September 1987， Henk Kraan BV v.Hapag- Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft， vessel ‘Canada’）.11.Disputes clause.Application for stay， Criteria applied， （Admiralty Court， England and Wales， 21 December 1987， Owners of cargo on board ship Ruben Martinez Villena v.Owners of the ship Ruben Martinez Villena， vessel ‘Ruben Martinez Villena’）402

Ⅶ.JURISDICTION： 12.Defective Vessel-whether equipment under Employers Liability （Defective Equip- ment） Act， （House of Lords， England and Wales， 27 October 1987， The Derbyshire）404

Ⅷ.LIMITATION OF LIABILITY： 13.Carriage of goods， Time limitation， Application of art.6 （bis） COGSA， （Hong Kong， Privy Council， 6 July 1987， China Ocean Shipping Co.v.Owners of the vessel ‘Andros’， Vessels ‘Xingcheng’ and ‘Andros’）405

Ⅸ.MARINE INSURANCE： 14.Failure to pay indem- nity-Increase annually， Supreme Court， Spain， 19 Feb- ruary 1988）.15.PI insurance， Transfer of rights to third party， Whether pay first rule applied， （Queen’s Bench Division， England and Wales， 8 and 9 April 1987， Firma C- Trades v.Newcastle Protection and Indemnity Association， vessel ‘Fanti’）.16.P I insurance， Transfer of rights to third party， Whether pay first rule applied， Socony Mobil Oil Co.Inc and others v.West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association Ltd.， Vessel ‘The Padre Island’）.17.Marine insurance， Duty of disclo- sure to third parties， （Commercial Court， England and Wales， 2 October 1987， The ‘Good Luck’）407

Ⅹ.MARITIME LIEN： 18.Supplies to vessel， Debt outstanding， Transfer of ownership， Whether purchasers of vessel liable.（Judicial Committee， Supreme Peoples Court， China， January 1988， G.S.Partners v.Shanghai Foreign Trade Corporation， Vessel M/V ‘Bellpe’.19. Charges owing on chassis and containers， Federal Mari- time Lien Act， Whether maritime lien arising （United States， Southern District of New York， 19 August 1987 Itel Containers International Corp v.Atlanttrafik Express Service Ltd.）410

ⅩⅠ.NAVIGATION： 20.Negligent navigation， Dam- age， Liability of vessel for economic loss （Judicial Com- mittee， Supreme Peoples Court， China， January 1988， Shanghai Electricity Supplies Bureau v.Proteus Shipping Co.S.A.Panama.）412

PART Ⅴ.COMMERCIAL AND MARITIME EVENTS417

Entry into force of the United Nations Convention on In- ternational Sales of Goods， adopted in Vienna on 11 April 1980417

Agreement among URSS， Canada， The Netherlands， Belgium and Italy417

Amendments of the 1978 Protocol affecting the 1973 Inter- national Convention for the prevention of contamination caused by the vessels417

Agreement of Cooperation between the Italian Govern- ment and the Government of Senegal on Merchant Navy417

Maritime Fraud418

Meeting of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Maritime Liens and Mortgages and other issues418

Meeting of the International Maritime Committee on the Seawaybill418

The Seawaybill and the CMI419

The Lisbon Rules on Compensation for Collision dam- ages419

The UNCTAD Report on the Entry into Force of the Hamburg Rules and the Convention on Multimodal Transport419

Current Situation of the Maritime Law International Conventions420

Establishments of the Spanish-Portuguese-American In- stitute of Maritime Law420

Rome International Conference about Repression of Un- lawful Acts against the Security of Marine Navigation421

Acadamic activities of the school of Maritime Administra- tion of the Basque Government422

Pilot-Project for the Naval Occupational Training422

The E.E.C.Social Fishing Policy422

The Mediterranean Institute of Maritime Transport （I.M.T.M.） and the E.E.C.Maritime Transport423

Ⅷ International Conference on Maritime Arbitrage423

Seminar about the Defence of the Sea and related juridical problems424

Recodification Ship Mortgage Act of 1920 in the United States of America424

PART Ⅵ.DOCUMENTATION429

The General Agency Agreement of the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents （FO- NASBA） The Standard Liner Agency Agreement， of FONASBA429

UNCTAD Minimum Standards for Shipping Agents447

The ‘Genwaybill’ （Non negotiable General Seawaybill for use in short-sea dry cargo trade）453

Maritime Federation Board of Miami - Rules for Arbitra- tion Standard Procedure455

The Constitution of the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities （I.A.L.A.）471

PART Ⅶ.BIBLIOGRAPHY479

A.Book Reviews479

B.Book Notices483

C.Books received487

D.Journals489

Table of Cases503

Ships’ Names510