The disputes normally submitted to the arbitrators of the Chamber involve the following:
- chartering of vessels or carriage of goods by sea, or on river, executed under a contract, such as a charter party, a booking note, a bill of lading, a tonnage contract, a booking note etc...
- the determination of the amount of the freight or accessories such as demurrage, despatch money, dead freight,
- ship building, repairs or ship classification,
- casualties at sea: collision, assistance, general average, grounding, wreck, fire etc...
- sale and purchase,
- supply and bunkering of vessels,
- insurance policies and insurance claims (cargo claims - damage and shortage)
- relations between the ship operators and maritime auxiliaries such as ship agents, freight forwarders, stevedores...
The activity of the Chamber varies. Statistically, about 100 requests for arbitration are filed each year. Whilst this number does not necessarily imply an equivalent number of awards, it does indicate in a significant way the role played and the position of the C.A.M.P. in international maritime arbitration.
Arbitration decisions naturally differ from venue to venue, with New York, London and Paris capable of handing down differing awards on similar issue. But it is noticeable that several awards published in Paris have corresponded to those handed down in other leading international maritime arbitration centres.
There is then a definite general tendency in favour of unification of international maritime arbitration. The Chambre Arbitrale Maritime de Paris will have an important ongoing role to play in that respect, amongst the leading maritime arbitration centre all over the world.
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