We are fully committed, long term advisers to the international shipping industry. We have an intimate knowledge of all the major markets in Western Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic, Greece, Russia and the Ukraine and throughout North America, the Middle East, India, East Asia and South Africa.

Our range of contacts is deep and long-standing. We know well and are well known to owners, operators, financiers, arrangers, government and inter-governmental agencies, yards, insurers, P&I clubs, consultants and other intermediaries.

We are well versed in international and national regulation, flagging and other aspects of registration and control.

We have specialist shipping lawyers, transactional and contentious, in all our offices.

We understand the needs of our clients in helping them to maximise returns, manage assets and risks, adjust to cyclical trends, efficiently organise the detail of their businesses, solve problems and settle disputes.

We understand the multinational nature of our clients� businesses, whether in the private or the public sector, and the need to distribute and balance advantages in the various markets where they operate.

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