Shipping and Maritime Law
Ship Finance, Ownership and Mortgages
We advise financial institutions, shipowners, investors and corporate groups on the acquisition, ownership and financing of vessels and the security structures associated with maritime transactions.
Our work combines maritime, corporate and finance expertise, allowing us to advise on both the vessel itself and the corporate structures through which it is owned or financed.
What we advise on
- Acquisition and disposal of vessels
- Ship financing
- Loan and facility agreements
- Ship mortgages
- Guarantees and other security
- Refinancing
- Ownership structures
- Ship-owning companies
- Corporate restructuring involving vessels
- Registration and discharge of mortgages
- Security enforcement
- Corporate approvals and transaction documentation
- Sale and purchase documentation
We also coordinate the corporate, financing and registration aspects of transactions where vessels or ship-owning entities form part of a wider international structure.