Practice Areas

Maritime

DeHeng’s Maritime and Shipping practice is one of our fastest-growing areas. Our team of experienced maritime lawyers offers in-depth expertise in PRC maritime law, international treaties and the laws of major shipping nations, providing bilingual litigation and non-litigation services to global clients.

We have successfully represented leading insurance companies, P&I Clubs, shipping companies, shipyards, banks and large cargo traders in numerous maritime-related cases.

  • The Main Legal Services Include:
  • Carriage of goods by sea (Bills of Lading, Charter Parties)
  • Multimodal transport, logistics and storage contracts
  • Ship sales, financial leasing, operations and offshore engineering
  • Ship construction and repair
  • Marine supplies, bunkers and spare parts contracts
  • Hull, P&I and cargo insurance
  • Shipping-related guarantees, independent guarantees and L/Cs
  • Port terminal operations, leasing and management
  • Maritime asset preservation, evidence and injunctions
  • Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and maritime judgments
  • International trade contracts and settlements