Shipping and Ship Financing - Simonsen

Since 1948 SIMONSEN has been a leading supplier of legal services regarding shipping, ship financing and related business. The clients include Norwegian and foreign shipping companies, management companies, finance institutions, shipyards, insurance companies, brokers etc. Many assignments are referred to the firm by foreign lawyers.

Our work within the maritime industries covers:

• CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION AND SALE OF SHIPS, DRILLING RIGS AND SPECIAL VESSELS
• REGISTRATION OF SHIPS
• LENDING AND SECURITIES DOCUMENTATION
• JOINT VENTURE CONTRACTS AND OPERATION CONTRACTS
• SHIPPING TAXATION
• GENERAL MARITIME LAW AND GENERAL TRANSPORTATION LAW, INCLUDING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES ON CARGO AND MARINE INSURANCE
• ARRESTS AND COLLECTION OF CLAIMS
• ARBITRATION AND LITIGATION

Ship financing represents a major part of our shipping work and during the past years we have handled some of the market’s largest financing assignments with respect to value and number of ships.