Shipping

“This firm is consistently top-ranked for its finance group. They have good people and a tremendous brand, as well as the QFLP licence, so we definitely value them as top-tier players in the shipping sphere.” 
Chambers Asia Pacific- Shipping finance - 2011

“Norton Rose continues to be many clients’ first choice for ship finance.”
Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2009/2010

“Clients include top international banks and liner shipping corporations, and they point out that ‘the lawyers’ fine skills and knowledge result in timely, fit-for-purpose advice and accurate documentation.’”
Chambers Asia 2010

We are one of a few global legal practices able to provide all the services needed by today’s sophisticated shipping companies. Shipping has been at our core throughout our 200-year history.

The scale of our shipping practice sets us apart from the rest of the field. Our experience is wide-ranging. We are experts in shipping finance, mergers and acquisitions, competition and regulation, infrastructure, energy and shipping litigation. Our clients include owners and operators, banks, trading houses, lessors, charterers, oil majors, LNG operators, brokers, ship builders, container shippers and cruise ship operators. We are qualified to handle everything from the most complex tax lease structures to anti-competition actions, from ship conversion disputes to offshore disputes.

In Asia Pacific we currently have over 25 dedicated shipping experts (including 8 partners) located in Beijing, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. In Singapore, we are one of only six international legal practices with a Qualifying Foreign Legal Practice Licence allowing us to advise on certain Singapore law issues.

In addition to our Asia Pacific shipping team, we draw on our extensive global network which comprises over 100 specialist international shipping lawyers.  

Ranked Tier 1 - International Firms: Shipping finance - Chambers Asia Pacific 2008-2011

Ranked Tier 1 - Shipping finance - Asia Pacific Legal 500 2008-2011