This textbook represents an attempt to describe and analyze Swedish and international maritime and transport law. The book deals with maritime carriage as well as rail, road and air carriage. It is specially developed for advanced student courses in maritime and transport law at a university level, but may also be used by practitioners as a guide to the subject.

Hugo Tibergis the former professor of maritime and transport law at Gothenburg University and of private law at Stockholm University. He has extensive experience of working with maritime law, both theoretically and practically. He is still teaching maritime and transport law at Stockholm University.

Johan Schelin works as a deputy director at the Ministry of Justice. He is also an associate professor in private law and the director of the Axel Ax:son Johnson Institute of Maritime Law and other Transport Law at Stockholm University.