This book is based on research during my time as a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Private Law at the University of Oslo (2012–2016). I thank the University of Oslo for the scholarship and for the pleasant working conditions at the Department of Private Law. As to all colleagues—practitioners and academics—around Europe with whom I have had the chance to discuss topics covered in the book, a particular thank you goes to Hilde K. Ellingsen at the Centre of European Law at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, who took the extra time to read parts of the manuscript in its final stages. Katherine Llorca has done an excellent job on proofreading and the team at Springer, headed by Dr. Brigitte Reschke, has been a pleasure to work with in the publication process.