Maritime & Admiralty Law

Our Maritime & Admiralty Law Services

Our firm specializes across the following core operational pillars of the shipping industry:

1. Maritime Corporate Law & Corporate Structures

We support the strategic development, full compliance, and legal architecture of shipping enterprises:

• Establishment & Corporate Support: Structuring, staffing, and providing continuous legal coverage for maritime companies operating under the special legislative frameworks of Greece.

• Maritime Company for Pleasure Yachts (N.E.P.A.): Complete processing for the establishment and legal maintenance of the specialized Greek yachting corporate vehicle (N.E.P.A.). We handle the drafting of custom Articles of Association, registration in the special registry, and continuous compliance advisory.

• Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): Conducting rigorous shipping due diligence, negotiating assets, and executing high-stakes mergers, asset acquisitions, and sales of maritime corporations.

2. Vessel Registration & Shipping Contracts

We secure the legal validity of your maritime assets and transactional agreements:

• Vessel Flagging & Registration: Executing all administrative, consular, and legal workflows for the formal registration and flagging of commercial vessels, superyachts, and pleasure crafts under the Greek flag or international registries of choice.

• Drafting Maritime Contracts: Constructing and auditing Memorandums of Agreement (MoA) for vessel sales, ship-finance documentation, shipbuilding contracts, and tailored Charterparties (Time, Voyage, or Bareboat) for all types of maritime transport.

3. Cargo Claims, Marine Casualties & Admiralty Litigation

We intervene immediately to protect your financial assets in the event of accidents, damage, or commercial defaults:

• Loss or Damage to Cargo: Initiating and defending cargo claims and lawsuits for the loss, shortage, damage, or destruction of freights and commodities during ocean transit.

• Vessel Collisions & Casualties: Strategic legal management of maritime disputes arising from collisions at sea, groundings, salvage operations, general average, and marine environmental pollution.

• Maritime Accidents & Crew Claims: Handling industrial accidents occurring on board, prosecuting or defending crew compensation claims, and resolving collective or individual maritime labor disputes under Maritime Labor Statutes.

4. Shipping Tax Law & Specialized Court Representation

• Maritime Taxation: High-level advisory regarding the unique and complex Greek shipping tax regime (Tonnage Tax systems, specialized tax exemptions, and structural tax guidelines for commercial pleasure crafts).

• Representation Before Maritime Courts: Expert, battle-tested advocacy and representation in lawsuits brought before the specialized Maritime Courts (Navtodikeio), Courts of First Instance, and Courts of Appeal, resolving civil, commercial, and criminal admiralty disputes.