Maritime Law
Since 2015 maritime law has been one of the firm's core practice areas. Our specialists handle all aspects of maritime law — from cargo loss and salvage to ship collisions and shipping litigation.
ACTIO advises and represents parties in disputes over charter parties, bills of lading, laytime, demurrage and ship detention, international road and rail carriage contracts, marine and transport insurance, and loss or damage in transit.
While we primarily act for cargo interests, we have also built substantial experience representing shipowners. We are well versed in freight forwarding law and the legal challenges faced by forwarding companies. Marine insurance is a separate, fast-growing area of our practice — we represent P&I clubs and insurers in a number of high-profile cases.
We have an excellent reputation and extensive experience advising on a wide range of issues in transport, maritime navigation and logistics.
Our services
- Shipbuilding and shipbuilding finance
- Registration and flagging of yachts and other vessels
- Charter parties and bills of lading
- Claims relating to cargo carriage and bunkering
- Marine pollution, damage recovery and insurance
- Resolution of maritime disputes — litigation, arbitration, mediation and amicable settlement
- Ship arrests in multiple jurisdictions
- Drafting and interpreting shipping clauses in FOB and CIF contracts
- Negotiating voyage charter terms for single or multiple voyages
- Representation in disputes over late delivery/redelivery of chartered vessels, termination of charter parties and loss of profit — in court, arbitration and out-of-court proceedings
- Advising on demurrage/detention, unseaworthiness and cargo carriage claims
- Complex matters of cargo conversion by the shipowner and issuance of letters of indemnity
- Carrier liability under the Hamburg, Hague/Hague-Visby and Rotterdam Rules, and the York-Antwerp Rules on general average