Multiparty and Linked Contracts, Transport Logistics and the Uniform Transport Law: Legal Solutions for Co-operation in Cargo Bundling [Hardcover]

1. Co-operation in cargo bundling  business networks, multiparty and linked contracts 2. Transport conventions  interpretative framework for mandatory transport law in changing business and technological circumstances 3. Risk management under the transport conventions 4. Operation of exoneration grounds and their effect on carrier liability 5. Separate carriage contracts resulting from the co-operation agreement  first execution model of cargo bundling co-operation 6. Co-principals under one contract of carriage  second execution model of cargo bundling co-operation 7. Legal nature of a co-operation agreement for cargo bundling 8. Legal classification of the Bundling Company and Transport Orchestrator - third execution model of cargo bundling co-operation 9. Towards a legal framework for co-operation in logistics

This book introduces legal aspects of business networks in logistics with the example of shippers co-operation in cargo bundling, which is the practice of manufacturing and distributing companies (shippers) consolidating cargo before the engagement of a carrier.

This book introduces legal aspects of business networks in logistics with the example of shippers co-operation in cargo bundling, which is the practice of manufacturing and distributing companies (shippers) consolidating cargo before the engagement of a carrier. Shippers agree to co-operate and to detect cargo matching opportunities before shipment. As a result, shippers can organize joint transportation, yielding significant efficiency gains in both logistics and sustainability terms. However, the current legal framework is not adapted to co-operation in cargo-bundling.

This book not only clarifies the operation of laws (with the special focus on international uniform transport laws) but also lz