航运与海洋工程争议

Our relevant experience includes:

• Advising on numerous disputes concerning LNG charter operations including disputes concerning boil-off consumption warranties, LNG cargo contamination, LNG lost as boil-off during off hire, loss of boil-off gas due to venting, shortage claims, OPEX disputes, claims concerning operation of reliquefaction equipment and termination of long-term LNG charters.
• Conducting arbitration in relation to disputes as to the construction of an LNG carrier.
• Advising on a dispute over licences to undertake the works, non-payment, performance issues and termination rights regarding the construction of a new large LNG terminal offshore of the Philippines. This is the first LNG import and regasification terminal in the Philippines, a critical gateway for clean fuel in the country.
• US$1million+ claim relating to an explosion in the engine room of a large LNG vessel, and the catastrophic failure of one of the transformers. The vessel was disabled and required lengthy repairs. Our client had chartered the vessel, and their sub-charterers chartered a replacement vessel at a cheaper rate but claiming substantial losses.
• Acting for a European energy company in a US$30m UNCITRAL arbitration, concerning force majeure and the interpretation of the price clause under an LNG contract.

Our relevant experience includes:

• Handling shipbuilding disputes involving two LNG New buildings that have been found to have serious latent defects in the cargo containment system during her  voyage to load port, compromising the vessel’s ability to safely carry LNG .
• Advising owners/operators on contracts for a series of newbuild vessels at a European shipyard. Subsequently advising as to termination of some of these contracts due to lengthy delays in delivery of vessels and representing owners/operators in arbitrations to recover losses.
• Successfully defended clients Hanjin Shipbuilding and Construction against a US$32 million claim for damages for alleged defects in shipbuilding works brought by Seatrium New Energy, before the Singapore High Court.
• Advising a South Korean yard and acting on its behalf in an arbitration arising from buyer's refusal to pay instalments of US$20 million due on its new buildings. Pursuing the claim through preliminary stages and assisting in agreeing a satisfactory compromise including obtaining an arbitration award, by consent, in the yard's favour.
• Successful negotiation of termination of new build contract and transfer of possession, including settlements of the shipyard's claims relating to a purpose-built offshore vessel.

Our relevant experience includes:

• Advising owners following damage to a cargo of steel coils, including claims of fraudulent bills of lading, deviation and loss of profits.
• Advising an owner in a dispute relating to the safety of a concentrates cargo and permitted loading configurations for the vessel.
• Advising charterers in defending claims in High Court proceedings for US$1.5 million relating to damage caused to a vessel's tanks by an allegedly dangerous cargo of fuel oil.
• Advising a global oil company in LMAA arbitrations relating to a sale contract and related charterparty for the transhipment of a cargo of ethanol products at Subic Bay, Philippines and the subsequent arrest and detention of the cargo and vessels by the Philippine authorities.
• Representing charterers in an arbitration reference brought by owners claiming US$2 million demurrage in respect of a voyage deviation to protect cargo as a result of bad weather. Established and persuaded owners’ legal representatives that their interpretation of the relevant clause was entirely incorrect. The claim was withdrawn on terms favourable to the charterers.

Our relevant experience includes:

• Advising on the largest ever dispute concerning the design and construction of a floating production vessel, including disputes over delivery, variation orders, warranty items, insurance claims, rectification costs and termination.
• Representing TIER 1 contractor in all of the engineering and installation phase disputes for one of Scotland’s largest windfarms.
• Resolving a dispute over the modification of an existing FPSO and the delayed commencement of operations offshore Nigeria due to defective production equipment.
• Negotiating settlement of a dispute concerning the cost of modifying a multi-purpose offshore support vessel to comply with Norwegian authority standards.
• Advising owners in relation to an offshore construction project dispute, including unpaid hire and unfinished work issues.

Our relevant experience includes:

• Assisting the charterers in a charterparty dispute with the owners of a vessel in relation to wrongful arrest of a sister ship and other ancillary issues arising under the same charterparty, including hire and redelivery of the vessel.
• Advising on charter disputes arising out the various Supplytime forms (including purported termination disputes).
• Advising Korean shipowners in relation to a number of terminations of charter disputes, including detailed analysis of the available market for assessment of damages.
• Advising charterers in respect of a claim brought by owners of an offshore support vessel used to mobilise a drill used for offshore exploration projects. Owners' claim related to alleged unpaid hire, and charterers' counterclaim related to termination of the charterparty.
• Advising various offshore shipowners in charterparty disputes, successfully in Singapore and London seated arbitrations.

Our relevant experience includes:

• Advised on disputes arising out of EPIC contracts relating to various issues including: (i) delay; (ii) cost overruns; (iii) deficiencies in design; (iv) failed equipment and machinery; (v) whether the facility met the contractual specification; and (vi) warranty claims.
• Major LCIA arbitration proceedings relating to substantial refit and refurbishment contract for an FPSO vessel.
• Advised a shipyard in respect of warranty claims in relation to a series of semi-submersible drilling vessels of CVA 7500 designs. The ultimate result was that many of the warranty claims were withdrawn and the builder enforced its contractual limitations of liability.
• Advised on disputes under SUPPLYTIME, HEAVYCON, HEAVYLIFTVOY, BARECON and TOWCON.