Private maritime law

Professional Legal Assistance around the Globe

Along with services as marine insurance broker, Europe Marine Group also offers to its clients legal services:
  • Advising on matters related to maritime law;
  • Advising on matters related to law of marine insurance;
  • Providing with legal information concerning marine insurance and maritime law;
  • Other types of legal support.
Ship arrest

Southwind Marine Group has an extensive experience in ship arrest and arrests of other assets in many parts of the world. Ship arrest is one of the effective methods of debt recovery, particularly in the field of bunker supplies. Our counsels will provide you with the best advice you can get on ship arrest, taking into account your financial condition, time and other important factors.

International arbitration

Our international arbitration practice is relatively young but experienced, particularly in the bunker supply disputes. Southwind Marine Group has acted for a range of clients across maritime industry on a number of high profile and leading-edge bunkering cases.

International litigation

Southwind Marine Group has represented a number of clients in the different jurisdictions, including Denmark, England, Ukraine, Russia, Caribbean Islands, etc. We have also provided advice to our client in the issues related to freezing injunction, contempt of court, criminal defense, etc.

Black listing

Responding to the problem of non-payment for bunker supplies, SMG has developed a new tool that protect bunker supplies from the risk of non-payment for supplied fuel. All non-payers are blacklisted by Southwind Marine Group upon request of bunker suppliers and can only be removed from the list when proof of payment is presented.

Drafting contract

We have also been providing contract drafting service to our clients for almost 9 years. We helped our clients to draft Ts&Cs, charterparties, shipping contracts, joint venture agreements, investment agreements, distributorship agreements, etc. We have proved the effectiveness of our contracts through arbitration disputes.