European Quality Shipping Information System. An organization estabished in November 1997 by the European Commission, in conjunction with the United Kingdom Government, to promote safety in international shipping, by developing an information system collating existing safety-related information on ships from both public and private sources in vario [..]

"utmost good faith", referring to the basic principle of insurance, requiring the assured and his broker to disclose and truly represent every material circumstance to the underwriter before acceptance of the risk. A breach of "utmost good faith" entitles the underwriter to avoid the contract. See the Marine Insurance Act, 1906 [..]

The historic common law principle of salvage (infra) which prohibited the payment of any salvage reward where the salvage operations had been unsuccessful. "No cure no pay" contrasts with the historic civilian concept of "assistance" (supra), which permitted the payment of salvage remuneration even if no successful result was ac [..]

Damage to baled or bagged goods (e.g. cotton) caused by excessive moisture from damp ground or exposure to weather, or by grit, dust or sand ashore.

See voyage charterparty (supra).

A university established under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IM0) (supra) in MalmÃ, Sweden, offering postgraduate degrees in maritime affairs, including courses in maritime law, and short courses to practitioners. Website: http://www.wmu.se/. Email: info [at] wmu [dot] se.

In common law jurisdictions, the writ whereby an action was traditionally instituted against a thing. In the United Kingdom, under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (S.I. 1998/3132), in force April 26, 1999, such an action (called a "claim in rem") is now instituted by a "claim form in rem", under Practice Direction 61 (Admiralty C [..]

339. The first edition was published in 2000.

The American Arbitration Association. Corporate Headquarters and Customer Service Centre, Email: Websitemail [at] adr [dot] org. International Center for Dispute Resolution, Email: AppelM [at] adr [dot] org (mailto:AppelM [at] adr [dot] org) Website: http://www.adr.org/

See Association of Average Adjusters (infra).