Competition and regulation in shipping and shipping related industries / / edited by Antonis Antapassis, Lia I. Athanassiou, Erik Rsg.

• TeilnehmendeR: Antapases, Antonios M.; Athanassiou, Lia I.; Rsg, Erik.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Nijhoff eBook titles 2009
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Maritime competition as an economic phenomenon is currently influenced by a number of factors both at EU and international level. From a legislative point of view, the recent repeal of EC Reg. 4056/1986 affects the treatment of horizontal agreements not only in the liner but also in the bulk sector, which was excluded until recently from the scope of EC secondary competition rules. However, competition distortions are not only a question of private arrangements. They emanate also from measures and practices incompatible with the freedom to provide services, Member states’ protectionism and international mandatory regulation. This volume comparatively and comprehensively examines all these issues, by bringing together contributions from distinguished academics. Particular focus is given on private shipping cartels, the liberalization of cabotage and port services, indirect competition-distorting factors and the latest developments on international regulation of carriage of goods by sea.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Materials / Antonis Antapassis , Lia I. Athanassiou and Erik Røsæg -- EC Law And Maritime Transport: Preliminary Remarks / Fotis Karamitsos -- Liner Shipping, Antitrust And The Repeal Of Regulation 4056/86: A New Era Of Global Maritime Confrontation? / Francesco Munari -- Information Exchange Agreements Between Liner Shipping Companies Under EC Competition Law / Alla Pozdnakova -- E.U. And U.S. Competition Laws Compared: The Paradigm Of Horizontal Co-Operation In Maritime Trade / Emmanuel P. Mastromanolis -- Competition In Liner And Tramp Maritime Transport Services: Uniform Regulation, Divergent Application? / Lia I. Athanassiou -- Setting Sail On A Sea Of Doubt: Tramp Shipping Pools, Competition Law And The Noble Quest For Certainty / Filippo Lorenzon and Renato Nazzini -- Cooperate Or Merge? Structural Changes And Full-Function Joint Ventures In The Shipping Industry / Olav Kolstad -- The Application Of EC Competition Rules To The Port Sector / Lenita Lindström-Rossi -- Public Interest Versus Freedom Of Competition In Sea Ports Privatizations:The Case Of Greece / George Gerapetritis -- The Application Of The EC Common Rules On Competition To Cabotage, Including Island Cabotage / Rosa Greaves -- Competition And Public Service In Greek Cabotage / Alexandra P. Mikroulea -- A Maritime Competition Reading Of Regulation 1408/71/Ec On The Co-Ordination Of Social Security Systems In The European Union: Is The Current Regime Out-Of-Date? / Iliana Christodoulou-Varotsi -- Fiscal Aid For Maritime Transport / Phedon Nicolaides -- Public Financing In The Port Sector And State Aid Rules / Nikolaos E. Farantouris -- Tonnage Tax And Tax Competition / Georgios Matsos -- Marine Insurance Regimes And Their Impact On Shipping Competition / Trine-Lise Wilhelmsen -- Protection and Indemnity Clubs And Competition / Dimitrios Christodoulou -- Advantages And Disadvantages Of The Parallel Flags In An International Shipping Context / Xosé Manuel Carril-Vázquez -- Uncitral (Draft) Convention On Contracts For The International Carriage Of Goods Wholly Or Partly By Sea: Mandatory Rules And Freedom Of Contract / Regina Asariotis -- The Liability Of The Sea Carrier In The Uncitral Convention On Contracts For The International Carriage Of Goods Wholly Or Partly Sea / Philippe Delebecque -- Freedom Of Contract And Public Order Relative To The Legal Effect Of The Hague-Visby Rules: Prospects Of English Law And Of French Law / Yves Tassel -- Issues Arising From The Limitation Of Liability In The Maritime Transport Of Passengers / Eleni Gologina-Economou -- Index / Antonis Antapassis , Lia I. Athanassiou and Erik Røsæg.