Shipping | Asia-Pacific

Christopher & Lee Ong offers significant cross-border capability owing to its membership of the Rajah & Tann Asia network. The team frequently represents clients in litigation and arbitration proceedings, as well as handling ship arrests. The team handles a range of collision, charter party and cargo cases. The firm is also active on ship finance matters, including advising clients on restructuring and refinancing. The practice often acts for clients in the offshore energy and insurance spaces, as well as ship owners and banks.

Shearn Delamore & Co is a full-service law firm in Malaysia with a notable shipping practice. The team acts for a broad range of clients, including banks, ship owners and energy companies. The firm handles cargo, charter party and bill of lading cases, among others.

Skrine's notable shipping law practice in Malaysia combines contentious and non-contentious expertise. The department's areas of expertise include mortgage enforcements, as well as cargo, shipbuilding and charter party disputes, and ship arrests. The firm also handles vessel purchases and financing. The team is able to draw on the firm's wider strength to advise on mandates involving insolvency, banking, and oil and gas.

TS Oon & Partners is regularly instructed by insurance underwriters, P&I clubs and ship owners to advise on a range of contentious maritime matters in Malaysia. The firm is especially active in cargo and charter party disputes, alongside cases involving unpaid bunker invoices. The team works in close conjunction with the firm's associated office in Singapore.

Azmi & Associates' broad shipping and admiralty law team handles both contentious and non-contentious mandates in Malaysia. The firm frequently represents clients in arbitration and litigation relating to marine insurance and ship arrests. The team also provides advice on financing and contractual matters in the shipping space.