Historically, shipping has been a widely regulated area of law. Shipping lawyers existed to draft agreements, license vessels, underwrite losses, and initiate litigation. Even today, with a multi fold growth in shipping and trade, there has been a simultaneous multi fold growth in shipping regulations. However, we do not find many shipping lawyers in India. International Maritime Law Chambers consists of a team of highly experienced and qualified shipping lawyers, who can assist on various matters related to shipping law in India. We provide complete services in all aspects of shipping and related sectors so that the client may avail all requirements at one destination. Shipping law is an area of legal practice where numerous regulations regulate the particular sub-area. As shipping lawyers, it is imperative to know and understand each of these disciplines as it would lead to an effective assistance for clients. Our team of shipping lawyers also have considerable experience in all of these disciplines. Our work ranges from important aspects of wet shipping as well as dry shipping, summarised below. These include:
• Import export: our shipping lawyers’ team will help with all work related to shipping of goods and services, carriage of goods by sea, document and vessel compliance requirement, shipping under shipment terms and other incoterms, customs and tax requirements, etc.
• Shipbuilding; our team of shipping lawyers will aid clients with shipbuilding requirements, from building newly commissioned ships, to sale and purchase of used ships. As shipping lawyers, we also aid with issues related to auctioning of vessels.
• Marine Insurance: One of the most important aspects for shipping lawyers to know and understand is marine insurance including Institute Cargo Clause (ICC). Our shipping lawyers will help clients with important marine insurance related documents for both hull and cargo insurance. Our shipping lawyers also appear before courts and tribunals to resolve marine insurance related issues.
• Seafarers’ welfare: Our shipping lawyers understand and recognise the importance of seafarers for global shipping to take place. In the interest of these seafarers, we provide labour, welfare and human rights related services so that there is a safe environment for seafarers to work on board vessels. Additionally, we take pride in declaring that we have a 24x7 network for assistance to be given to women seafarers as and when required.
• Marine pollution: we are considerably placed to handle marine pollution cases in international waters and territorial seas, website including liability and compensation and providing environment related compliances to ships.
• Salvage: we regularly advice clients on salvage claims and salvage related operations including liability, insurance, apportionment of compensation, and assessors.
• General Average claims: as shipping lawyers, we understand the nature and complexity of general average claims in shipping. We therefore, work to provide clients with immediate assistance with general and particular average claims.
• Collisions: Ship collisions can be extremely disastrous for all parties involved. Disputes related to collisions can also run for a long time with numerous stakeholders involved in numerous jurisdictions. We understand this and as shipping lawyers work to provide the best possible advice during times of collisions.