Marine

CMS’ highly experienced marine insurance team acts for Lloyd’s syndicates, London market and international corporate insurers and reinsurers, International Group and fixed premium P&I insurers, as well as clients across the shipping and logistics sector, including shipowners, operators, freight forwarders, traders, port and terminal operators, banks and financial leasing companies. We have the legal expertise and industry knowledge to support our clients’ needs around the globe. Our clients trust us to deal with their high-value, complex multi-jurisdictional matters in a pragmatic, efficient and commercial way.

We handle work across all marine insurance business lines, including:

• Cargo, goods in transit, project cargo and DSU
• Marine Hull and Machinery and additional insurances, including increased value, mortgagee’s interest, loss of hire, builder’s risks
• Marine and excess liabilities, including charterers’ liability, freight services liability, marine professionals, marine trades, ports and terminals, ship repairers’ liability
• P&I
• Marine War, including piracy, detention, seizure/confiscation, malicious damage
• Yachts and pleasure crafts
• Marine Cyber
• Trade Credit and Political Risk

Members of the team have been involved with claims arising from many high-profile maritime incidents over the years including PRESTIGE, MOL COMFORT, MAERSK HONAM, EVER GIVEN.

Dispute resolution: We help our clients avoid litigation and provide expert advice to resolve disputes where possible. Our advice is clear, commercial and conscious of reputational risk. We will vigorously defend unmeritorious claims.

For more information and detailed credentials, contact the Partner team, details above.