Shipping

As an area dependent on international trade, shipping has suffered with the global financial crisis because of decreasing freight rates. The crisis has increased the need for market players to seek legal advice and, in particular, assistance with the financing challenges facing the sector.

Our team has in-depth experience in advising shipping companies, charterers and businesses connected to the shipping industry such as banks, other financial institutions and shipyards. For over 40 years we have been Denmark's leading advisers within ship financing.

Our capacity provides us with a unique opportunity to assemble specialist teams that provides reliable advice to our clients. This includes advice on the industry’s legal issues and commercial challenges – including complex ship financing matters.

Our areas of advice include:

The purchase and sale of ships, including contractual negotiations, registration and closing
Acquisitions, sales and mergers of shipping companies
IPOs and capital raising
Chartering and management
Tax issues, including tonnage taxation
Shipyard issues, including reviewing and drafting contracts/terms, dispute resolution and insurance issues
Ship financing, including loan financing, bond issues, ECA financing, construction financing, bareboat financing and restructurings
Employment law issues, such as industrial actions by the International Transport Workers' Federation or local trade unions, and in connection with the sale of vessels
Competition law issues, including liner conferences and pool cooperation
Litigation and dispute resolution