https://legal.excellentwiki.com/germany/maritime-law/ Recent content in maritime law on ExcellentWiki - Legal Encyclopedia Hugo en-US Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/germany/maritime-law/german-maritime-law/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/germany/maritime-law/german-maritime-law/ <h2 id="sources-of-german-maritime-law">Sources of German Maritime Law</h2> <p>Book 5 of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch, HGB) §§ 476–619 is the primary codification of German maritime law. The 2013 reform (Gesetz zur Reform des Seehandelsrechts) comprehensively modernised the law, aligning it with international conventions and modern commercial practice. The General Average Rules, the Ship Registration Regulation (Schiffsregisterordnung, SchRegO), the Maritime Labour Act (SeeArbeitsgesetz, SeeArbG), and the Federal Waterways Act (Bundeswasserstraßengesetz, WaStrG) supplement the HGB. The German Maritime Arbitration Association (GMAA) provides institutional arbitration for maritime disputes, with Hamburg as a leading centre for maritime arbitration.</p>