Technical Report No. 8 PORT AND SHIPPING

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Vietnam National Transport Strategy Study (VITRANSS)
Technical Report No. 8
Shipping and Ports
Chapter III Ship crew
Chapter IV Seaports and port authority
Chapter V General provisions
Section A Carriage contracts
Section B Cargo loading
Section C Bill of Lading
Section D Cargo carriage
Section E Discharge and delivery of cargo
Section F Freight and additional costs of cargo carriage
Section G Termination of contract
Section H Responsibility to compensate for loss of cargo
Section I Detention of cargo
Chapter VI Contracts on transportation of passengers and luggage
Chapter VII Charter party
Chapter VIII Shipping agents and maritime brokers
Section A Shipping agents
Section B Maritime brokers
Chapter IX Maritime piloting
Chapter X Sea towage
Chapter XI Maritime salvage
Chapter XII Recovery of sunken property
Chapter XIII Collisions
Chapter XIV General average
Chapter XV Civil liability of ship owners
Chapter XVI Marine insurance contracts
Section A General provisions
Section B Insured value and insurance payment
Section C Transfer of right under a marine insurance contract
Section D Cargo Insurance
Section E Performance of marine insurance contract
Section F Payment of compensation where a third person is
responsible for loss
Section G Abandonment of subject matter insured
Section H Assessment of compensation payment
Chapter XVII Resolution of maritime disputes
Chapter XVIII Final provisions
Provisions in this code applies to all kinds of seagoing ships which engage in the
following activities: (1) carrying cargo, passengers and their effects, (2) exploiting,
exploring and processing maritime resources at sea, and (3) conducting other
activities for economic purposes, ships of which shall hereinafter be referred to
as merchant ships (Article 3 of Chapter 1). It is also provided that seagoing ships
as referred to in this Code means floating vessels, with or without engines, which
engage in activities at sea and in navigable water (Article l of Chapter 1).