Hill Dickinson has one of the largest international wet and dry shipping law practices. From our office in Singapore, we handle all manner of casualty, salvage, P&I, FD&D and insurance work. Our clients number many of the leading shipowners, cruise and ferry operators, charterers, shipyards, P&I clubs, port and terminal operators, underwriters and traders.
Our Singapore-based team offers a wide range of shipping law expertise, with a particular focus on:
Casualties, including:
- Cargo contamination
- Crane damage
- Collisions
- Explosions
- Fire
- Groundings
- Injuries and fatalities
- Pollution
- Structural failures
- Towage
Dispute resolution, including disputes arising from:
- Charterparties and bills of lading
- Marine insurance, re-insurance policies
- Offshore/energy-related contracts
- Shipbuilding, conversion and repair contracts
- Ship management contracts
- Stevedoring and port operations
- Towage contracts
- Waybills and contracts of affreightment
Salvage and wreck removal, including:
- Acting for salvors in LOF and common law salvage cases
- Acting for owners and underwriters in LOF and common law salvages
- Drafting wreck removal contracts on behalf of salvors, owners and their P&I insurers
- Drafting demolition contracts
Hill Dickinson LLP’s ‘advice is always tailored to the
nature of the dispute, the jurisdiction and the level of assistance
required’. The firm recently merged with Middleton Potts, boosting
its presence in the commodities sector.
