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Aviation & Maritime
Aviation & Maritime
Overview
Aviation and maritime are highly specialized fields where international norms, safety regulations, and insurance intersect. When incidents such as cargo delays, cargo damage, or collisions occur, they can escalate into large-scale claims and international disputes. The LIN Aviation & Maritime team provides effective integrated responses by examining transportation, insurance, finance, and sanctions issues together. We focus on minimizing disputes by clearly allocating liability at the contract structuring stage. We also provide comprehensive support for cross-border transaction and operational issues with domestic and international partners.
Key Services

Transportation, Charter & Agency Contracts: Liability, exemption, jurisdiction, governing law, settlement structure, and dispute clause review

Aircraft/Vessel Finance & Leasing: Security, covenants, investment/transaction structure, and risk due diligence

Customs, Sanctions & Export Controls: Sanctions compliance, trade and customs issues, and regulatory response

Insurance & Claims: P&I, cargo, Hull, liability insurance; accident, pollution, and delay damage response

Arbitration & Litigation: International dispute strategy, evidence and forensics, negotiation, and dispute resolution

Key Experience

1. Shipbuilding / Offshore

  • Advisory on shipbuilding contracts

  • Advisory on sales of newbuildings and second-hand vessels

  • Advisory on offshore plant joint venture investments

  • Litigation involving major port accidents

  • Advisory on classification society liability related to newbuilding inspections

  • Litigation involving bunker fuel disputes

2. Cargo / Marine

  • Bulk cargo claim

  • Container cargo claim

  • Chemical cargo off-spec claim

  • R/F cargo claim

  • Litigation on vessel collision/sinking accidents

  • Vessel limitation of liability proceedings

  • Salvage-related disputes

3. Insurance / Marine Insurance

  • Cargo recovery claim

  • Hull damage claim

  • Advisory/litigation on shipbuilding insurance

  • Advisory/litigation on seafarers' accident insurance

  • Advisory/litigation on disputes between primary insurers and reinsurers

4. International Disputes (Arbitration / Litigation)

  • Enforcement of ICC arbitral award in Bangladesh

  • Shipbuilding price-related litigation and arbitration in the UK, Taiwan, Panama, Marshall Islands, and other jurisdictions

  • LMAA arbitration in the UK relating to hull damage claims

  • Vessel collision litigation in Bangladesh

  • Cargo subrogation in Louisiana, USA

  • Arbitration on defect dispute involving an oil sands plant in Canada

  • Vessel arrest in multiple major overseas jurisdictions