Green Shipping Contracts

A Contract Governance Approach to Achieving Decarbonisation in the Shipping Sector
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5099-6796-4
Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

This book applies a contract-governance theory to the implementation of decarbonisation objectives in the international maritime sector.

In doing so, it provides an overview of how the network of contractual relationships that characterise commercial shipping can become effective sites of collaboration between shipping actors to improve upon energy efficiency and CO2 reduction.

To achieve this aim, the book investigates and develops a set of contractual tools that can enable private actors to strengthen their commitments to net-zero targets (whether state-mandated or voluntary) and develop cooperative norms to guide decision-making and contractual interpretation. These mechanisms include contractual clauses and drafting considerations which can secure a desired outcome for contractual performance, thereby managing climate risks and providing adequate remedy where such risks materialise.

In a transnational sector such as shipping, where contracts can exert greater influence on corporate decarbonisation efforts than international regulation, the book challenges the traditional limitations of contract law and calls for a deeper integration of green principles into private relationships.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rebelo, Pia

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales See-, Luft- und Weltraumrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Contract Governance and Sustainable Shipping
2. Green Finance for Shipping
3. Green Shipbuilding and Securing Green Fuel
4. Green Charterparties for Net-Zero
5. Decarbonisation and Future Transactions

Über Autor(innen)

Rebelo, Pia
Pia Rebelo is an admitted attorney from South Africa and a lecturer at The City Law School, London. Her work focuses on the contractual mechanisms employed to facilitate and incentivise a green shipping transition. She has published work on green finance frameworks, green supply chain finance, and private actor initiatives for addressing climate change.

Pia Rebelo is lecturer at The City Law School, London, UK.