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Maritime Contracts

Our service portfolio naturally also includes advice on all the typical maritime contracts and terms and conditions. We regularly advise clients on the drafting and review of

  • Charter parties (C/P)
  • Bills of lading (B/L)
  • Sea waybills
  • Pool agreements
  • Ship management contracts

Disputes – help you can rely on

We represent shipping companies and P&I clubs, as well as cargo interests and their insurers, in disputes relating to damage to all kinds of cargo. We also advise and represent our clients in charter party disputes across all sectors (bulk, container, tanker, LNG), mostly in the form of arbitration proceedings.

Contract disputes typically involve:

  • Cargo claims
  • Demurrage and freight disputes
  • Safe berth/safe port
  • Cancellation claims
  • Bunker disputes
  • Enforcement and arrest

Events

  • Germany
    24 Feb 2026

    What’s new in AML regulation in Germany and Europe

  • Germany
    03 Mar 2026

    IP Insights webinar series 2026

  • Germany
    19 Mar 2026

    CMS Nordic Health Summit

  • Germany
    23 Mar 2026

    CMS at PTMG Spring 2026

  • Germany
    21 Apr 2026

    On the Pulse webinar series 2026 - Spring

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