With over 70 years experience, Clyde & Co is well-known worldwide as one of the top shipping firms. We are able to call on 150 specialist marine lawyers, worldwide, at any one time.
Our lawyers are qualified in 17 jurisdictions and are fluent in over 33 languages. We routinely advise on high-profile, ground-breaking cases. Our clients know that whatever service they need, wherever in the world they are, day or night we are only a phone-call away.
Every Clyde & Co client has a dedicated partner who co-ordinates work by specialists from across our 18 international offices and our strong network of correspondent firms. Wet or dry, contentious or non-contentious, hull or cargo - we are the only firm that offers a complete maritime legal service to owners, charterers and cargo clients.
Our “superb” profile in insurance and litigation makes us a one-stop shop for the industry. And as “one of the old masters of shipping law”, our lawyers are steeped in the cultural and commercial nuances of the industry, whilst still being at the cutting edge of the industry with great innovation and entrepreneurial skill.
Clients covering the whole industry “appreciate the business-like sensibilities of the team”. They may be:
- Insurers (hull and cargo)
- P&I clubs
- Shipowners
- Charterers
- Shipbuilders
- Financiers
- Port authorities
- Oil majors and oil traders
They include BP, Lloyd’s of London, UK P&I Club, Hanjin Shipping and Samsung Heavy Industries. Recent examples of major shipping work include advice to cargo insurers affected by the grounding of the ‘MSC NAPOLI’, and arrangements for the release of the ‘LAEMTHONG GLORY’ following seizure by pirates.