Some Questions on Contracts of Affreightment

Abstract: This work deals with Contracts of Affreightment (“COA”), a shipping contract for the transportation of a certain amount of cargo on vessels that are to be nominated. The standard agreements Gencoa, Volcoa, Intercoa and The Swedish Maritime Code, a joint Nordic legislation product, forms a base for the issues discussed, but not all issues raised here, however, are directly based on this sources of regulation.