Counting ship and cargo owners, charterers, managers and insurers of bulk carriers, tankers and container ships among its key roster of clients, Squire Patton Boggs handles the full range of wet and dry shipping mandates, from bills of lading and marine insurance mandates to causalities, charterparty disputes and ship arrests, with additional experience in ship financing and sale and purchase transactions. Noted for his expertise in matters concerning dry bulk and tanker charterparties, bills of lading, cargo claims, ship arrests, casualties, ship sale and purchases, and shipbuilding disputes, Barry Stimpson jointly leads the team alongside Kate Sherrard, who handles structured financing transactions, and ‘standout’ Joel Cockerell, who represents clients in wet shipping disputes. Jessica Kenworthy is another key contact in the group.
Testimonials
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‘Joel Cockerell is a real standout. Aside from his seafaring background, he has a commercial and solutions-orientated approach, providing comprehensive advice that can be easily digested by in-house legal and commercial teams alike.’
Key clients
- Seaspan Corporation
- Berlian Laju Tankers / Shipowners’ Protection
Work highlights
- Advised Seaspan Corporation in respect of the US$838 million facility, where China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation provided export buyer credit insurance policies for the transaction the “Sinosure Facility" the proceeds of which will be used to finance eight newbuild vessels, consisting of four 12,000 TEU and four 15,000 TEU vessels.
- Advised Seaspan Corporation in respect of the US$1.4 billion facility, where the Export-Import Bank of Korea provided a buyer credit guarantee as well as direct funding for the ECA JOLCO transaction to finance ten LNG 15,000 TEU newbuild vessels.