US Trade Representative Implements Port Fee Proposal22 April 2025
On April 17, 2025, the USTR published a notice of action implementing its port fee proposal, first announced on February 21, 2025.
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WFW advises secured bondholders in Spirit Airlines Chapter 11 bankruptcy17 March 2025
Spirit announced the close of its financial restructuring and emergence from bankruptcy.
The Delaware Court of Chancery invalidates terms of a stockholder agreement and sheds light on how joint ventures and governance should be structured8 April 2024
This article looks at the recent decision in West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension v. Moelis & Co.
WFW advises SEACOR on Jones Act joint venture with Crowley20 September 2023
The JV will integrate SEACOR and Crowley’s liquid energy and chemical transportation vessels, operations and related services into a new service provider.
WFW advises Pangaea on port terminal operations acquisition from Host5 June 2023
Through this acquisition, Pangaea will expand its North American terminal network to include the mid-Atlantic and south-eastern US.
Recent Amendments to Liberian Maritime Law and Liberian Maritime Regulations5 December 2022
In this client alert, we summarise the amendments made by The Republic of Liberia to the Liberian Maritime Law and Liberian Maritime Regulations with respect to ship mortgages.
WFW advises BNPP on US$1,170m Sinosure-backed JOLCOs for 15 Seaspan container vessels9 November 2022
Seaspan will use the loan proceeds to fund 15 7,000 TEU dual fuel newbuild container vessels.
Sovcomflot’s Maritime IPO scoops up second ‘Deal of the Year’ Award in 202111 November 2021
We are pleased to announce that Sovcomflot’s US$550m Initial Public Offering on which we acted as maritime counsel won the ‘Deal of the Year’ Editorial Choice Award at the 2021 Seatrade Maritime Awards.
Maritime Webinar Series – Episode 211 May 2021
Join Watson Farley & Williams for to the second episode of our Maritime Webinar Series on 11 May.
WFW advises DIP lenders on US$500m DIP term loan credit agreement with Valaris plc13 October 2020
WFW advised on matters of Marshall Islands, Liberian, Thai and maritime law and also, through our formal law alliance in Singapore with Wong Tan & Molly Lim LLC, Singapore law.
WFW advise Sovcomflot on US$550m IPO7 October 2020
Watson Farley & Williams have acted as maritime counsel to leading Russian shipowner Sovcomflot on their US$550m Initial Public Offering.
WFW advises Deutsche Bank on US$180.5m facility to Poseidon9 January 2019
We advised Deutsche Bank in relation to a US$180.5m term facility provided to Poseidon to repay and extinguish a previous secured bank debt facility.
