In recent years the shipping industry in Cyprus has experienced dramatic changes which have created enormous opportunities and at the same time challenges. The ability to offer superior quality professional services to the shipping industry requires in depth knowledge,  and specialised skills in a variety of functional and technical areas. Understanding the needs, expectations and business challenges of the shipping industry is paramount to ensuring that we provide high quality cost effective services to our clients.

Our firm offers advice to ship-owners, managers, charterers, freight forwarders and their respective insurers as well as other professionals engaged in shipping and related business to resolve commercial and legal problems in Cyprus and abroad.

In particular, we attend to registration of shipping companies, registration of ships and yachts worldwide and to their administration, transfer of ownership, change of name, deletion and crew payroll.

Our firm is able to offer a complete service in every type of shipping matter in different jurisdictions and are in a position to assist clients with any shipping-related issue, including:

• Cargo claims (loss or damage)

• Charterparty disputes

• Collision disputes

• Salvage and oil pollution claims, including transhipment and towage agreements

• Ship building and repairing contracts

• Mortgages (creation, enforcement, transfer and deletion)

• Personal injury claims relating to crew

• Insurance (marine, hull, P & I and cargo) and claims

• Purchase, financing and operation of ships

• Registration and choice of flag

• Execution of judgments against shipping and aviation companies worldwide

• Related company law and tax matters

We also handle freight and off-hire disputes, salvage, pollution, financing, security, choice of flag etc

If you have a query or wish to receive further information, please contact our Shipping Department using shipping@cyadvocates.com.

An e-leaflet  regarding Shipping is is available for download under Publications.