Comparative Maritime Law
The Comparative Maritime Law journal publishes scientific and professional papers in the fields of maritime and transport law, insurance law, and international maritime law. Additionally, it features original texts of maritime and transport conventions and other international unification instruments along with their professional translations, reviews of domestic and foreign court and arbitration decisions, reports from scientific and professional conferences and reviews of newly published books in relevant fields.
News
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EU Approves the Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships
The European Union has approved the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships, commonly known as the Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships. The decision was adopted on 18 June 2026, and the Convention will enter into force for the EU on 15 December 2026. Prepared by UNCITRAL,…
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Announcement of the “Recovery of Wrecks and Sunken Objects and the Handling of Abandoned Vessels” Workshop, Split, 2 July 2026
The Adriatic Institute of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Institute for Scientific and Artistic Work in Split, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, are organizing the workshop “Recovery of Wrecks and Sunken Objects and the Handling of Abandoned Vessels”. The workshop will be held in Split,…
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New International Safety Code for Autonomous Ships Adopted
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is intensively working on the development of a regulatory framework for autonomous ships, known as Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS). The new International Safety Code for Autonomous Ships was adopted in May 2026, and its implementation begins on 1 July 2026. The aim of the code is to enable the…
