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Advising on every aspect of shipbuilding, offshore construction & refitting.

Our shipbuilding & offshore team  has extensive experience in providing legal advice to buyers and shipyards on large scale projects including negotiating, drafting, amending, renegotiating and restructuring contracts. We advise on all types of vessels including FPSOs and drill ships. The ability to act for both builders and owners in the shipbuilding cycle gives us an insight into both sides of any matter.

We can assist in both advisory and contentious matters, whether dealing with new build, conversion, shipbreaking or ship recycling. In contentious matters, we can advise on all aspects of a dispute on the basis of our lawyers’ experience and understanding  of the technical issues that may arise.

Our Shipbuilding & Offshore Construction Work

  • All
  • Asia Pacific
  • Latin America
  • Middle East
  • UK & Europe

  • Contract for a prototype vessel

    Advising on a contract for a prototype double-acting arctic container vessel for MMC Norilsk Nickel.

    Russian Federation

    Acting for rig builder in relation to a SCMA arbitration on time claims

    Acting for an Asian rig builder in relation to a SCMA arbitration with owner over termination of the contract, delay and extension of time claims

    Singapore

    Construction of LNG carriers

    Negotiating contracts with Chinese shipyards (mainly Hu Dong Zhong in Shanghai) for the construction of LNG carriers using the GTT No 96 membrane containment system

    China

    Far East shipbuilding contract

    Advising a shipowner on the form of its shipbuilding contract and related security and ancillary arrangements for a series of tanker newbuilds with Far Eastern shipyards

    South Korea

    Shipbuilding contracts for two shuttle tankers

    Advising owners on a shipbuilding contract and time charter of two shuttle tankers under construction for employment in Brazil

    Brazil

    Tendering for construction of a floating dry dock

    Preparing tender documentation for the construction of a floating dry dock, including a specimen shipbuilding contract, for use by Bahrain Ship Repairing and Engineering Company for the acquisition of a second floating dry dock

    Bahrain

    USD 105 million bulk carrier newbuild dispute

    Acting for an owner/operator and its P&I Club against a Chinese shipyard and trading house in relation to the building of four bulk carriers, with a total value of USD 105 million. By winning the arbitration for the first vessel, the case was subsequently settled and our clients were able to cancel all vessels and receive the instalments already paid, plus costs

    China

    Vessel fires

    Advising shipyards in the UAE and KSA on claims arising from fires on board vessels whilst in dry-docks

    United Arab Emirates

    Warranty claims brought before the High Court

    Star Polaris v HHIC – successfully defeating warranty claims brought by the Buyer and removing liability for financial loss before the High Court

    United Kingdom

  • USD 105 million bulk carrier newbuild dispute

    Acting for an owner/operator and its P&I Club against a Chinese shipyard and trading house in relation to the building of four bulk carriers, with a total value of USD 105 million. By winning the arbitration for the first vessel, the case was subsequently settled and our clients were able to cancel all vessels and receive the instalments already paid, plus costs

    China

    Construction of LNG carriers

    Negotiating contracts with Chinese shipyards (mainly Hu Dong Zhong in Shanghai) for the construction of LNG carriers using the GTT No 96 membrane containment system

    China

    Acting for rig builder in relation to a SCMA arbitration on time claims

    Acting for an Asian rig builder in relation to a SCMA arbitration with owner over termination of the contract, delay and extension of time claims

    Singapore

    Far East shipbuilding contract

    Advising a shipowner on the form of its shipbuilding contract and related security and ancillary arrangements for a series of tanker newbuilds with Far Eastern shipyards

    South Korea

  • Shipbuilding contracts for two shuttle tankers

    Advising owners on a shipbuilding contract and time charter of two shuttle tankers under construction for employment in Brazil

    Brazil

  • Tendering for construction of a floating dry dock

    Preparing tender documentation for the construction of a floating dry dock, including a specimen shipbuilding contract, for use by Bahrain Ship Repairing and Engineering Company for the acquisition of a second floating dry dock

    Bahrain

    Vessel fires

    Advising shipyards in the UAE and KSA on claims arising from fires on board vessels whilst in dry-docks

    United Arab Emirates

  • Contract for a prototype vessel

    Advising on a contract for a prototype double-acting arctic container vessel for MMC Norilsk Nickel.

    Russian Federation

    Warranty claims brought before the High Court

    Star Polaris v HHIC – successfully defeating warranty claims brought by the Buyer and removing liability for financial loss before the High Court

    United Kingdom

Our Shipbuilding & Offshore Construction team

Jane Andrewartha
Jane Andrewartha

Partner

Rebecca Armstrong
Rebecca Armstrong

Partner

David Bennet
David Bennet

Partner

Ik Wei Chong
Ik Wei Chong

Partner / Managing Director, Asia

Fernando Escamilla
Fernando Escamilla

Partner

Olga Jefremova
Olga Jefremova

Partner

Daniel Jones
Daniel Jones

Partner

Nicholas Lum
Nicholas Lum

Partner

Marie-Anne Moussalli
Marie-Anne Moussalli

Partner

Brian Nash
Brian Nash

Consultant

Jonathan Parker
Jonathan Parker

Partner

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