The capacity of the world's shipbuilding industr y has exceeded the demand for new ships for more than three decades. Thus shipyards have been protected for many years by some form of state aid in practically every country where shipbuilding is carried on. Negotiations aimed at restoring normal...

Since the destruction of the World Trade Center the attention of the United States and the wider international community has focussed upon the need to strengthen security and prevent terrorism. Numerous measures have been introduced to this end, some of which address the security of...

Lord Donaldson's is the latest in a long line of reports that have dealt with the operation of ships and the prevention of casualties. A classic example is the 1836 report of the select committee that inquired into the Causes of Shipwrecks. Despite its brevity, this Report managed to encapsulate...