We advise a wide range of national and international clients on a variety of matters relating to all areas of transportation, in particular ship owners, transport companies (carriage by road and by air), port related companies, insurance companies and brokers, P&I Clubs, port authorities, cargo interested parties, shipping agents and managers, commissionaires and other intermediaries, stevedores, suppliers, ...
Maritime law and Inland Waterway Law:
- charter parties, bills of lading,… and related disputes
- marine accidents and their consequences (general average, salvage, limitation of liability,…)
- sale and purchase of vessels / registration
- arrest of ships
- maritime liens and mortgages
- transport of cargo
- securities and pledges
Transport Law
- carriage by road, national and international (CMR)
- combined transport
- carriage by rail (COTIF, CIM, RID, RIP, RICO)
- carriage by air (Warsaw Convention and it’s protocols)
- transport of dangerous goods
- drafting of transport related contracts
- transport of passengers and luggage by sea (Athens Convention)
Insurance Law
- marine insurance
- hull insurance, marine and inland waterways
- liability insurance (carrier, freight forwarder, stevedore,…)
- cargo insurance
- personal injury insurance
Port related Law
- storage and cargo transfer (stevedores, nations, etc.)
- freight forwarding
- distribution
- ship and bunker supplies
- other suppliers
- port management
Litigation
- litigation in Belgium and abroad
- arbitration in Belgium and abroad
- ship’s arrest and arrest of other means of transportation, arrest of cargo
- enforcement of foreign judgements and arbitration awards
- application of security rights, lien, right of detention
Criminal Law
- maritime criminal law
- criminal code and code of conduct fishermen
- stowaways, carriage of forbidden goods, thefts,...
- regulations on driving and rest periods