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Specialist practice

Maritime & shipping law, where most advisers stop.

A field we know first-hand — and one Singapore does exceptionally well. From owning and financing vessels to arrests and cargo claims, we work the whole life of a ship, not just the paperwork.

Why here

Singapore is a maritime capital, not just a flag

One of the world's largest bunkering and ship-management hubs, with courts and arbitration built for shipping disputes. The law sits where the ships already are.

Top-tier

Global shipping hub

Among the busiest ports and largest ship-management and bunkering centres in the world.

SCMA

Maritime arbitration

The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration — a dedicated seat for shipping disputes.

Admiralty

Ship-arrest jurisdiction

Established admiralty courts and a reliable regime for arresting vessels to secure claims.

What we handle

Across the life of a vessel

Ship finance & registration

Owning, flagging and financing vessels through structures built to hold.

  • Vessel-owning SPVs
  • Flag & registration
  • Mortgages & security

Charterparties

Drafting, review and dispute positioning across charter types.

  • Time & voyage charters
  • Bareboat charters
  • Laytime & demurrage

Cargo & carriage

Bills of lading and cargo claims along the region's trade lanes.

  • Bills of lading
  • Cargo claims & damage
  • Carriage of goods by sea

Admiralty & ship arrest

Securing and defending claims through the admiralty courts.

  • Vessel arrest & release
  • Maritime liens
  • Admiralty proceedings

Marine insurance & casualties

Hull, P&I and cargo cover — and the claims when things go wrong.

  • Hull & machinery
  • P&I disputes
  • Collision, salvage, GA

Sale & purchase

Buying and selling tonnage, from MOA to delivery.

  • Memoranda of agreement
  • Newbuilding contracts
  • Delivery & closing
Where it joins the rest of the firm

The ship needs an owner — we build that too

Maritime work rarely stops at the legal question. A vessel needs a vehicle to own it, a flag to fly, a bank to finance it and a board to sign. Because we structure and operate Singapore SPVs, we can take a shipping matter from the contract all the way to a running, bankable owning entity.

See how we structure vessel-owning SPVs
1
VehicleA Singapore SPV to own the vessel.
2
Flag & registrationRegistered and flagged, correctly.
3
Finance & securityMortgage, banking and treasury in place.
4
GovernanceDirectors and administration — run by us.

Have a vessel, a charter or a claim?

Tell us the matter. We'll handle the law — and, if it needs one, the structure that owns the ship.