Shipping and Shipping Finance

Unique shipping services are offered through the collaborating Piraeus VLP Law Firm. The service is expert, individual and tailored to serve the entire transactional needs of shipping clients. The offer is constant support, sensitivity to clients’ specific needs and the highest level of professional and personal understanding of the business issues driving clients’ activity.  We are always available.

Through the specialised collaborating Piraeus VLP Law Firm we advise on all aspects of the shipping business. Our clients include ship owners, banks, operators, carriers, freight forwarders, P&I clubs and marine services providers.

VLP Law Firm has broad international shipping experience and through the network of trusted and experienced foreign shipping lawyers, based in all major shipping centres worldwide are able to offer our clients multi-jurisdictional support.

Our banking and shipping finance practice offers an integrated service, acting severally for both banks and owners on shipping loans and all related issues (loan agreements, security documents, related legal opinions, securing of the transaction and support in negotiating loan agreements, drafting corporate authorities and coordination with all relevant authorities). This capacity to advise and coordinate both sides of shipping finance transactions is we believe a particular strength of our offer.

Our services include:

• Shipping and other asset finance
• Ship sale and purchase
• Flagging, registration of ships and mortgages thereon (under the laws of multiple jurisdictions)
• Incorporation of shipping companies in the Hellenic Republic and worldwide
• Yacht registration and finance
• Ship building contracts
• Charters and contracts of affreightment
• Ship management agreements
• Joint ventures
• International tax planning
• Shareholders' Agreements
• Dispute resolution
• Ship arrests, injunctions
• Claims handling
• Corporate and commercial transactions.

VLP Law Firm is particularly experienced in advising the cruise sector, advising on all aspects of the industry, including purchase/chartering, finance, concessionaire agreements, package travel regulation and casino licenses.

For more information on the Shipping and Shipping Finance practice please contact Ms. Vasso Vouga or Ms. Maria Stamatogianni of VLP Law Firm.