J. Jané & A. de Ochoa 
The Handbook of Logistics Contracts 
A Practical Guide to a Growing Field

The third-party logistics industry is a growing field. This is the first practical handbook to support managers in the creation and negotiation of logistics contracts from the legal and economic perspective. The book provides the general framework and an extensive analysis of the content, structure and best practices of logistics contracts.

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Foreword Preface Acknowledgements PART ONE: OUTSOURCING CONTRACTS: OUTSOURCING OF LOGISTICS SERVICES Introduction Outsourcing Contracts Logistics Contracts PART TWO: CONTRACT TO PROVIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES: A GENERAL OVERVIEW Introduction Preliminary Acts to Concluding the Contract: The Letter of Intent General Premises of the Contract to Provide Logistics Services Content of the Contract to Provide Logistics Services PART THREE: CONTRACT TO PROVIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES: CARRIAGE OF GOODS Introduction Carriage of Goods by Road Carriage of Goods by Sea Carriage of Goods by Rail Carriage of Goods by Air Multimodal Transport PART FOUR: CONTRACT TO PROVIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES: WAREHOUSING AND RESOURCES Introduction Warehousing Personnel Insurance Appendix 1: Proposed Model of Letter of Intent Appendix 2: Proposed Model Contract Appendix 3: Tables of Carriage of Goods Appendix 4: Analysis of the Logistics Contracts Structure Notes Bibliography Index

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JOAN JANÉ is European Logistics Contract and Transportation Competence Center Manager for Hewlett-Packard EMEA. He has extensive experience in logistics, operations and supply-chain management, having held various management positions at HP in these areas. He is an Associate Professor of Logistics at the Polytechnic University of Catalunya (UPC). His recent research is focused on the performance of logistics alliances.

ALFONSO DE OCHOA is a lawyer located in Barcelona, Spain, where he specializes in maritime law, logistics and international litigation and arbitration. He is a member of a number of professional associations including the Barcelona Bar Association and the Spanish Association of Maritime Law. He frequently lectures on maritime law and is the author of numerous journal articles on maritime transportation, logistics contracts and related topics.