Multiparty and Linked Contracts, Transport Logistics and the Uniform Transport Law: Legal Solutions for Co-operation in Cargo Bundling (Contemporary Commercial Law)

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 provides legal solutions facilitating legal certainty in co-operation.It is the first comprehensive book on the legal aspects of shippers’ co-operation in logistics, particularly liability issues in multiparty contracts, network contracts, and long-term contracts in the international carriage of go