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Shipping and Maritime Matters

We offer substantial depth of expertise in handling commercial shipping and maritime matters in both the local and international context. Drawing upon our lawyers' combined experience with maritime law as applied in New York, London, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries, we advise and assist our clients in connection with a broad range of matters.

General Maritime Matters

We handle a variety of general ship related matters such as the following:

  • ship construction
  • ship sale and financing
  • ship mortgaging
  • marine insurance
  • Bills of Lading
  • cargo claims
  • towage and pilotage
  • pollution and salvage
  • collision
  • vessel registration
  • ship agency
  • vessel inspections and surveys

Chartering

We assist our clients with all aspects of their vessel chartering activities, whether chartering "in" or "out," or whether under a time or voyage charter, and have experience with bulk carriers, livestock carriers, reefer vessels and container ships. We also offer advice and assistance in connection with all manner of charter party disputes, including:

  • performance claims
  • demurrage claims
  • off-hire disputes
  • cargo shipment claims
  • seaworthiness claims
  • cargo and vessel survey claims
  • delivery claims
  • frustration claims
  • unpaid hire claims

Litigation and Arbitration

When necessary we represent our clients in maritime related litigation and arbitration and have acted in connection with cargo claims, bill of lading disputes, insurance claims, charter party disputes, survey and inspection claims, collision claims, vessel total loss claims, mortgage enforcement proceedings and in connection with in rem claims and other proceedings against the vessel.