MARITIME AND SHIPPING
Sector Challenges
Today’s maritime businesses face:
- Complex port regulations, land leasing, and transitioning tariff frameworks under the Major Port Authorities Act.
- Strict ESG, decarbonization, and marine pollution compliance MARPOL and IMO rules.
- Vessel financing, sale and purchase S and P complexities, and bareboat charter structures.
- Cross border trade sanctions, geopolitical disruptions, and supply chain bottlenecks.
- Marine insurance disputes, P and I club claims, and charterparty demurrage or off hire litigation.
- Vulnerability of unpaid maritime claims requiring urgent judicial relief.
How BSA Assists
- Admiralty and Vessel Arrest: Executing swift in rem vessel arrest and release actions across Indian High Courts exercising admiralty jurisdiction.
- Charterparty and Maritime Arbitrations: Representing shipowners, charterers, and cargo interests in domestic and international maritime arbitrations LMAA, SIAC, and Indian arbitrations.
- Port Concession and Land Advisory: Advising concessionaires and port authorities on terminal operation agreements, port land leasing, tariff autonomy, and berth allocation rules.
- Regulatory and Safety Compliance: Guiding maritime entities through DGS regulations, inland waterways rules, and marine casualty investigations.
01 — Rapid Security Recovery
Arrests target vessels within hours of filing admiralty actions, securing cash collateral or bank guarantees for unpaid bunker, repair, or cargo claims.02 — Demurrage Recovery Optimization
Formulates precise laytime and off hire evidentiary logs that maximize recovery in charterparty arbitration proceedings.
