Ship Finance

The maritime industry is highly capital-intensive, requiring sophisticated financing structures to support vessel acquisition, fleet expansion, shipbuilding projects, offshore operations, and refinancing transactions. Whether financing a single vessel or an entire fleet, businesses must navigate complex legal, regulatory, banking, and cross-border compliance requirements to secure funding efficiently and protect their commercial interests. Modern ship finance extends far beyond traditional bank loans and includes secured lending, finance leases, operating leases, sale-and-leaseback arrangements, syndicated facilities, export credit agency (ECA) financing, structured maritime investments, and cross-border funding mechanisms. Each transaction requires careful structuring of security packages, repayment obligations, regulatory approvals, and risk allocation provisions. Our maritime finance team advises shipowners, operators, lessors, investors, financial institutions, leasing companies, offshore businesses, and maritime enterprises on structuring, negotiating, documenting, and implementing vessel financing transactions. We provide end-to-end legal support that aligns commercial objectives with regulatory compliance and lender requirements.