Clear, well-structured contracts are essential for success in the maritime, trade and offshore sector.
We advise owners, operators and contractors across the full spectrum of non-contentious maritime contracts, drawing on deep sector experience and a practical understanding of industry demands and standard forms. We support with drafting, negotiating and reviewing charterparties, shipbuilding contracts, , memoranda of agreement, ship management contracts and more bespoke agreements between players in the industry.
We advise on contracts for all vessel types, including LNG carriers, bulk carriers and offshore support vessels. By working closely with clients throughout the contract lifecycle, we help ensure agreements are robust, commercially sound and tailored to the realities of the maritime industry.
Very capable full-service, mid-size firm. Sensible on fees, very user friendly with a genuine shipping pedigree.’
The Legal 500: Shipping UK 2025
Clients choose us for our sector insight, responsive approach and ability to deliver clear, actionable solutions in an efficient and pragmatic manner. We help clients protect their interests and achieve successful outcomes in even the most complex projects.
我们的服务
起草、审查并协商各类造船合同的全流程内容。
Our relevant experience includes:
- Producing bespoke standard shipbuilding terms for a Buyer, undertaking a major fleet renewal utilising many start up yards. Developing for the client standard shipbuilding terms and thereafter when necessary, drafting modifications to meet the specific local and technical requirements for each new project while maintaining the essence and simplicity required for the standard form.
- Advising European Buyers on the structure and terms for the construction of a $100 million specialized offshore service vessel to be constructed in Brazil.
- We advised Höegh Autoliners in respect of the negotiation and drafting of shipbuilding contracts with China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd for multi-fuel, zero carbon ready PCTC vessels for Höegh Autoliners' newbuilding programme.
- We acted for a leading Singapore-based marine fuel logistics company on a back-to-back purchase of two newbuild tankers from a Chinese yard including review of the building contract and an assignment of the builder's warranties.
- Negotiating new build contracts for a series of LNG vessels on behalf of independent LNG shipowners.
起草、协商并评估长期及短期租船合同。
Our relevant experience includes:
- Drafting long term charterparties and service agreements, Memorandums of Agreement for ship sale and purchase.
- Advising on £200 million long-term LNG charter; LNG charters require specialist knowledge of LNG transportation logistics; our role is to explain the risk to the client and draft suitable protective measures.
- Negotiating revisions to charter hire payments in light of adjustments to OPEX during long-term charter operations.
- Negotiating terms for 20-year charter for a series of LNG vessels to be delivered in Arctic waters, including advice on back to back newbuilding terms.
- Conducting a large due diligence and charterparty review project on behalf of a leading marine services firm, including the review of all contracts across a managed fleet of 800 vessels.
提供与欧盟碳排放交易体系相关的咨询服务，包括合规监管、合同建议及文件起草。
Our relevant experience includes:
- Analysing the EU ETS rules and advising owners, charterers, and managers on compliance requirements and commercial impact.
- Drafting and advising on EU ETS clauses for time and voyage charterparties, COAs and ship management contracts, and advising in related contractual negotiations.
- Participating in the BIMCO sub-committees preparing EU ETS clauses for industry.
- Advising on EU ETS issues and clauses in a vessel sharing context.
- Advising on EU ETS issues and clauses under long-term LNG time charterparties.
For more information on EU ETS please contact Kirsty MacHardy.
就港口与码头相关合同为客户提供咨询服务。
Our relevant experience includes:
- Reviewed all storage facility concessions for Port of Fujairah and prepared a table to show our client the inconsistencies between the various concessions they signed over the years and provided feedback on how they could become more consistent when renewals would come up. We also provided them with our assessment of the problems with some of the agreements they had signed and how these should be addressed.
- Drafted the heads of terms, a lease agreement and a concession agreement for the owner and developer of a port terminal in Saudi Arabia. This is in relation to the development of a new port terminal for a logistics and freight forwarding company which will specialise in RoRo vessels. The Agreements are essential to establish clear terms for land use, operational responsibilities, revenue sharing and risk management.
- Advising the owner of a port in East Africa on the proposed concession and development of port facilities including the container area, cargo handling and stacking areas, together with supporting infrastructure. This included advising on all equity/investment documents.
就EPC、EPIC及EPCIC合同为客户提供协商与咨询服务。
Our relevant experience includes:
- Advised on EPIC contracts for various FPSOs including AGMABI, USAN, AKPO, PAZLOR, FRADE and ICTHYS.
- Advising Altera Infrastructure on the negotiation and drafting of an EPC contract with a joint venture between Aker Solutions and Drydocks World Dubai for the redeployment of the FPSO Knarr to the Rosebank field.
- Advised a South Korean shipbuilder on consortium agreement re: Wellhead Pressure Management Project in relation to a contract for the fabrication of modules designed to expand oil production facilities and increase production capacity at the Future Growth Project site in Kazakhstan.
- Advised on the EPIC contract for a floating production platform/ spar in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Advised a lead contractor on the EPIC contract for a FLNG Vessel offshore Mozambique.
起草并提供买卖合同相关建议，涵盖框架合同、即期合同、长期合同及定制合同。
Our relevant experience includes:
- Advising the trading arm of a global LNG trading and shipping corporation for review and advise on LNG Master Sale and Purchase Agreements, together with related spot confirms.
- Drafting and advising our client on master, term and spot contracts for coal, steel, gold, metals, gas and LNG.
- Advising a state-owned entity on the terms of a long-term agreement for the sale and purchase of LNG (bespoke contract) including incorporation of protections in relation to upstream contractual relationships.
- Review of and advice on a bespoke 16-year LNG sale and purchase agreement on behalf of the Seller, including identifying and mitigating any material risks.
- Advising multiple clients on the drafting and negotiation of long-term sale and purchase agreements and master sale and purchase agreements.
起草、协商并提供各类船舶管理合同的咨询服务。
Our relevant experience includes:
- Advising ship managers in relation to the drafting of various clauses in their contracts relating to, amongst other issues, liability and sanctions.
- Regularly reviewing and advising owners on various BIMCO forms, including SHIPMAN.
- Negotiating and drafting contracts and sub-contracts relating to the operation of specialist vessels engaged in shipping and offshore operations on bespoke and BIMCO forms such as Barecon, Heavycon, Supplytime and other forms, e.g. CRINE, LOGIC and IMCA.
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