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MARITIME LAW

Since 2003, NSP has provided end-to-end comprehensive support for maritime law projects (international maritime transportation, investment projects, including the acquisition and construction of ports and shipyards, dispute resolution). An extensive network of surveyors and interactions with port authorities, government agencies and foreign contractors allow us to provide an effective protection of clients in international projects.

NSP maritime law practice draws on 20+ years of experience by our maritime law specialists, who have worked in ports, stevedoring companies, and major sea-freight importers. NSP is ranked and recognized by Pravo-300 and Kommersant.

Main areas of specialization:

International freight transportation and maritime contracts
End-to-end legal support for logistics providers, commercial ports, and freight forwarding departments
Structuring the maritime business and ship ownership
Acquisition of ports, shipping companies, shipyards, stevedoring and freight companies.
Arbitration and maritime dispute courts

Key Contacts

Facts and figures:

5
institutions where NSP lawyers represent clients in maritime disputes: Russian state courts (including vessel arrest), Rosmorport, and the LMAA, SAL and GAFTA arbitral institutions
90+
representatives of banks, insurers, logistics and shipping companies attended NSP's maritime law business breakfast
LMAA
NSP partner Ilya Rachkov serves as a maritime arbitrator of the LMAA

Cases

  • NSP lawyers supported the bareboat ship owner of the arrested sanctioned vessel in the port of a friendly jurisdiction under the maritime claim (due to cargo shortage).

 

  • NSP lawyers participated in negotiations in Rosmorport and helped the Turkish company, to win the tender for dredging work in a Far Eastern port.

 

  • The NSP’s legal team carried out the registration of ships and vessels of the auxiliary fleet of Baltic Fleet LLC.

 

  • NSP represented the British Virgin Islands-based investment company in an LMAA arbitration against a renowned Italian yacht manufacturer, on the recovery of about EUR 15 mln of advance payment in connection with the termination of the contract due to the fire on board the vessel.