Shipping and International Trade

The Firm offers specialized legal assistance in the shipping and international trade sector, supporting shipowners, maritime operators and all other subjects involved in the international trade and transportation supply chains in the main phases of their business activities.

MARITIME CONTRACTS AND DISPUTES

Charter-parties and contracts of carriage, COA, management contracts, broker agreements, liability and limitation of liability for shipowners and carriers, vessels’ arrests and cargo attachments.

MARINE INSURANCE

P&I cover, hull, cargo insurance, insurance brokerage, reinsurance.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Disputes concerning quality and quantity of goods, sales contracts, INCOTERMS and documentary credits, petroleum products, chemicals and other commodities, as well as leather and food products.

SHIPBUILDING, SALE AND FINANCING OF VESSELS AND PLEASURE CRAFTS

Negotiation, drafting and execution of contracts for construction, repair, conversion and refit of ships and pleasure boats; contracts for the sale of vessels and pleasure crafts, financing agreements, leasing, mortgages and related guarantees, and refund guarantees.

OFFSHORE ACTIVITIES, TOWAGE AND SALVAGE

Offshore operations, legal support to oil platforms, harbor and deep-water towage, salvage and recovery.
    

MARITIME CASUALTIES

General and particular average, collisions and groundings, damage to quays, port works and floating objects, marine casualty investigations, piracy, limitation of shipowner’s liability, national and international maritime environmental law, waste disposal and environmental damage.

PORT CONCESSIONS AND NAUTICAL SERVICES

Ports and marina concessions and authorizations, pilotage and nautical technical services.

SHIPPING, FORWARDING AND AGENCY

Terminal and logistics activities, contracts for shipping, agency and maritime forwarding, and relations between shipowners and their auxiliaries.

ROAD AND MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT

CMR, COTIF/CIM, loss or damage to cargo, and delays under national, EU and international regulations.