New Trends in Maritime Law: Maritime Liens, Arrest of Ships, Mortgages and Forced Sales is a collection of articles analysing in detail theprotection of maritime and port creditors from an internationalperspective. The contributors -professionals and academics from bothcommon and civil law jurisdictions- address a broad range of issues:maritime liens, mortgages, arrests and forced sale of vessels. Theyidentify the problems posed by current legislation and offerappropriate solutions. The book also provides a coordinated study ofmaritime law specialities and general aspects of civil and commerciallaw and proposes mechanisms for protecting crew members, withsolutions related to applicable law and jurisdiction for maritime andport claims.