Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering Contracts provides in-depth guidance on the agreements involved in the construction of ships, rigs and other offshore vessels and structures. It will equip marine construction lawyers with a one-stop reference on all aspects of the modern shipbuilding and offshore engineering contracts and for dealing effectively with the problems that may arise.

• Examines the main standard form agreements used in marine construction, including the SAJ, BIMCO, the Norwegian 2000, AWES as well as LOGIC and FIDIC
  
  Looks at the documents required for creation of a marine construction contract e.g specifications, drawings, programmes of work
  
  Discusses the general rules of formation and construction of offshore construction contracts, including commonly found implied terms and limitation clauses
  
  Covers changes to contract terms and considerations that need to be made from contractor and buyer’s perspectives
  
  Covers differences in approach between standard shipbuilding and engineering contracts
  
  
  
  Analyses in detail all the issues surrounding time in contracts, the obligations, delay and extensions
  
  Looks at payment, including potential extra payments, permissible delay and damages
  
  Considers the rights and obligations of parties following contractual or common law termination
  
  Deal with guarantees, bonds and insurance
  
  Covers the dispute resolution frameworks used in international shipbuilding contracts, including litigation in the Commercial or Technology and Construction Court, and ADR
  
  Examines the growing influence of land-based construction case law, and provides in-depth commentary of relevant authorities

• Increases the scope of the Dispute Resolution chapter
  
  Delves further into matters of insurance
  
  Expands jurisdictional coverage to include Australia and Singapore