MI and SI Proposed Carbon Tax: Contractual Considerations23 March 2021
The Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands have recently proposed that the International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) impose a levy on carbon emissions by ships.
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Know your debtor: ship arrests for claims against bareboat charterers12 March 2021
This article examines a recent UK Admiralty Court decision, in which we acted for the successful shipowner, on ship arrests for claims against bareboat charterers.
WFW advises Macquarie Bank on first of its kind shipping loan/lease securitisation for Fleetscape15 February 2021
Securitisation principles and certain structuring efficiencies were utilised to enable Fleetscape to offer sale-and-leaseback or unitranche financing on highly competitive terms.
WFW Italy wins Milano Finanza Transport Law Firm and Lawyer of the Year double5 February 2021
The firm was awarded ‘Law Firm of the Year 2021’ in the Transport sector while Partner Furio Samela was also named ‘Lawyer of the Year 2021 – Transport’.
Sustainable Finance and Shipping4 February 2021
Pressure is mounting on ways for the shipping industry to tackle the decarbonisation challenge, but will the maritime sector keep pace with other industries in terms of decarbonisation?
WFW further expands Maritime Disputes practice with new London Partner hire4 January 2021
Well-known maritime disputes expert Mike Phillips has joined the firm as a Partner in London. He moves from Stephenson Harwood, where he has been a partner for 12 years.
A year in shipping: 202021 December 2020
Italy Partner Furio Samela has written a feature piece on Italy’s shipping finance market for online Italian magazine Shipping Italy as part of the publication’s overview of the industry over past year.
Cuba sanctions: At freedom’s mercy8 December 2020
Daniel Pilarski was recently interviewed by bi-monthly trade publication Container Management as part of its in-depth exploration of sanctions in Latin America.
WFW Hong Kong Office Head Madeline Leong named Lloyd’s List’s Top 10 Maritime Lawyer8 December 2020
This is the third time in four years in which one of our leading female partners has been recognised by Lloyd’s List, following Lindsey Keeble and Mei Lin Goh’s nomination in 2019 and 2017 respectively.
Buyer Beware – Sector-specific risks for buyers in maritime M&A transactions17 November 2020
This article highlights some of the main additional risks for buyers and sellers during vessel-focussed M&A transactions structured as sales of ship-owning companies rather than asset sales.
Sanctions Compliance11 November 2020
In the last of a seven-part series on the application of US sanctions to the shipping community, this article discusses the importance of sanctions compliance.
European Commission gives IHM enforcement guidance4 November 2020
This article discusses new guidelines for the enforcement of obligations relating to the IHM requirement of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation for vessels operating in EU waters following concerns that the impact of Covid-19 will mean that many shipowners will not be able to comply by the 31 December 2020 deadline.