WFW advises Viking Ocean Cruises on delivery of ocean ship “Viking Vela”8 January 2025
The Viking Vela is built according to the latest navigation and safety regulations.
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Remaining Back-to-Back has never been more important26 December 2024
In this article, we discuss the importance of remaining back-to-back when incorporating law and dispute resolution clauses in sale contracts and charterparties.
WFW advises TUI Cruises on financial arrangements related to €375m bond issuance27 November 2024
TUI Cruises will use the proceeds from the offering of the notes to repay existing indebtedness.
Climate litigation: key risks and liabilities for shipping companies21 October 2024
We discuss the details of the ITLOS opinion as well as some recent and pending actions that appear to hint that greater scrutiny of shipping emissions as part of the overall value chain may be on the horizon.
Maritime EU ETS and FuelEU: your essential checklist of exemptions and compliance deadlines2 September 2024
Shipping companies are now subject to the expanded European Emissions Trading Scheme and FuelEU Maritime regulation (otherwise referred to as FEMREG) and tasked with formulating more efficient fuel and route compliance strategies.
EU ETS and Fuel EU Maritime Regulation (FEMREG) Compliance Toolkit7 August 2024
View a must-have checklist of the essential preparations and their timelines required to comply with EU ETS and Fuel EU Maritime (FEMREG).
Germany’s Tax Haven Defence Act25 June 2024
Notable aspects for business relationships with third parties in connection with non-cooperative states.
I have a bad feeling about this… If you thought EU ETS is complicated, meet FEMREG – Europe’s new low carbon fuels law for shipping8 May 2024
The Fuel EU Maritime Regulation looms large as shipping companies must decide their fuel compliance strategy and submit their monitoring plans before September. Slow steaming will not be enough to make ‘shipping companies’ compliant and below we explain why.
WFW advises MSC on financing for two new LNG-powered cruise ships18 April 2024
We advised MSC Cruises on the financing for two new LNG-powered cruise ships from French ship builder Chantiers de l’Atlantique
WFW advises lenders on ECA-backed NCLH cruise vessel financing17 April 2024
The loan facilities are backed by Italian export credit agency SACE.
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 GPH on €35.9m Banco Santander financing25 January 2024
GPH is the world’s largest cruise port operator with an established presence in the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Asia-Pacific.