Haiwen’s shipping practice specialises in maritime and commodities dispute resolution.  Our shipping team handles a wide range of disputes in Hong Kong, London, Mainland China, Singapore and other jurisdictions.

The team led by the seasoned shipping lawyer Edward Liu has considerable experience in all types of dry and wet shipping dispute resolution including arbitration and litigation.  The team handles sale of goods, charterparty, bill of lading and other contract of affreightment disputes, contract of shipbuilding and sale and purchase etc.  The team advises ship-owners, P&I Clubs, Hull & Machinery insurers, traders, charterers and freight forwarders.  The team has particular expertise in handling issues arising from the shipment of steel, coal, iron ore, nickel ore and grain.

We have advised insurers as sizeable as PICC, China Taiping and The Tokio Marine.  On various insurance-related matters, such as personal data privacy, policy coverage, policy wordings, disputes over policy terms and conditions, claims for contribution/indemnity amongst insurers and recovery claims etc.

We also regularly advise clients on trade compliance and relevant procedures, such as international trade sanctions, and resolving disputes with customs authorities etc.  Our primary objective is to help clients overcome commercial obstacles related to market access and import and export-related difficulties due to government intervention and market regulations.

The team’s clients include charterers, shipowners and their insurers (P&I Clubs), cargo owners, freight forwarders, recovery agents, logistic companies, terminals, port authorities, commodity traders and their insurers and other organisations in the marine transport and insurance industries.