The maritime team at Allen & Gledhill LLP provides a full service which covers advising on the remit of shipping and offshore in both contentious and non-contentious contexts. The firm advises a variety of local and international insurance companies, P&I Clubs, and major financial institutions. In regards to its financing, the team frequently assists in shipping and shipyard transactions and insurance-related matters. The team has also seen a recent uptick in restructuring and insolvency work. Co-heads are ‘leader in the field’ Kenny Yap, who has expertise in international trade and shipping; Yin Soon Yap, who has marked knowledge in maritime, offshore and aviation disputes; and Yin Chuin Soh who focuses on transactions. Vivian Ang and Corina Song also both particularly renowned for their work on contentious cases. Consultant Gina Lee-Wan is also noted for her shipping expertise.

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP’s well-established shipping practice advises on the gamut of matters across the maritime space. Its workload includes related insolvencies and restructurings; financings; cargo claims; collisions disputes; and marine casualty matters. Clients consist of a range of both local and international financial institutions, P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, and commodity houses. The team is well-versed in complex cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters. It is led by Kendall Tan, who has over 20 years’ experience and has advised on a number of high-profile marine, oil and gas insolvencies, alongside disputes-focused V Bala, and shipping finance specialist Chua Choon King. Arbitration and shipping disputes expert Leong Kah Wah and maritime specialist Toh Kian Sing SC are also noteworthy team members.

The Dentons Rodyk shipping practice advises a mix of leading financial institutions, major banks, and shipowners in restructurings and insolvencies, acquisitions, construction matters, and in dispute resolution contexts. The team has also seen an uptick in ESG and environmental-related work as a ‘green’ focus becomes increasingly apparent across the sector. Lawrence Teh who is renowned for his work in commercial and maritime international arbitration matters, co-leads the team alongside asset finance specialist Janice Ngeow and Loh Jen Wei, who handles a range of contentious shipping and admiralty cases.

Joseph Tan Jude Benny LLP's shipping practice has a strong presence across Singapore and the East Asian region, namely advising on a combination of wet and dry disputes. The team also has a particular focus on trade finance, cargo cases, and complex and high-value ship sale and purchase matters. Further, the team has extensive experience in assisting clients in complex restructuring and insolvencies, ship registrations, collisions, and casualties. K. Murali Pany, 'industry expert' John Sze, and Danny Chua co-head the team, together bringing a wide array of expertise across the sector.

Oon & Bazul LLP‘s shipping cohort advises on a broad-range of dry and wet work, and is particularly prominent in the mis-delivery space, having been involved in several cases before Singaporean courts in this context. Alongside this, the team has notable experience in contentious work in the transaction and finance space and the team often acts for a variety of commodity traders, shipowners, and P&I clubs therein. Prakaash Silvam, who specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration in the international commodity trade, is at the team’s helm. Dispute resolution expert and ‘grand master in the space’ Bazul Ashhab, and shipping litigation-focused Kelly Yap are also of note.

Partner firm of Stephenson Harwood LLP, Virtus Law LLP, has a shipping practice which is has strong capabilities in related finance and litigation matters in international trade, shipping and offshore contexts. It advises banks, leasing companies, P&I clubs, shipowners and commodity groups, and is well-placed to assist clients across the full spectrum of financings and transactions, disputes, and restructurings, both domestically and internationally. Daryll Ng and Colin Jarraw co-head the practice; Ng has considerable experience on the disputes side, as does practitioner Lauren Tang. Jarraw and team member Jason Yang focus on financing and leasing transactions, in particular.

The shipping team at Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC is active throughout the region, and represents numerous shipowners, traders, insurers and logistics companies, among others. While the team has broad capabilities in transaction work, the Singapore practice is especially notable for its prowess in disputes and arbitration. Whether these surround international trade, commodities, offshore, or at-sea collisions, the team is well-versed to assist in such shipping matters, both wet and dry. Team lead Wendy Tan is noted as 'diligent and hands-on.'

Resource Law LLC‘s shipping practice handles ship finance matters, transactions, and numerous wet and dry disputes, including those involving collisions and loss of cargo. The group advises an array of clients and benefits from a Formal Law Alliance with Reed Smith LLP. The team has considerable expertise in litigation and arbitrations, areas of specialism for team lead Bernard Yee and director Adrian Aw. Collin Seah is also noted for his considerable experience in shipping casualty and disaster cases.