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Esenyel Partners | Maritime Law

At ESENYEL & PARTNERS, our team provides legal advice to leading companies both in Turkey and internationally.

Our Maritime Law team consists of experienced specialists who have successfully completed their higher education both in Turkey and abroad with a deep understanding of the complex areas of maritime law. In this context, we continue to support our clients in all areas of Maritime Law with a team that has proven itself in successfully representing our clients.

Our team of experts provides guidance to our clients on compliance with all international maritime conventions and conventions, including SOLAS (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea), MARPOL (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships) and UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea). Our experts also offer comprehensive advice on regulatory compliance, including ship registration, licensing, inspection and port state control regulations.

At ESENYEL & PARTNERS, we provide a full range of legal services for clients’ ship acquisitions, newbuildings and fleet expansions, with expertise in ship finance advisory.

Our expert team follows every stage of the ship purchase and sale process and provides all kinds of legal support to finalize a careful preliminary examination, contract negotiation, financing arrangements and smooth transfer and registration of ownership. In addition, flag change, registration and all kinds of transactions both in Turkish and foreign countries are carried out by our expert teams.

ESENYEL & PARTNERS provides comprehensive marine insurance consultancy services including Hull and Machinery Insurance (H&M), Protection and Indemnity (P&I) club insurance and cargo insurance. Our expert teams have been advising some of the world’s most well-known and preferred P&I clubs and insurance companies for many years on the settlement of disputes through settlement or litigation. Our experienced team advises on cargo loss or damage during maritime transportation or container disputes. We manage claims against carriers, forwarders, insurers and third parties involved in the transportation process and ensure that your interests are protected throughout the process. We have been advising the world’s largest container carriers with our experienced team for many years.

When maritime law disputes arise, our experienced litigation and arbitration lawyers represent our clients before administrative and judicial authorities in all types of maritime law disputes, including charter party, freight disputes, collision and salvage cases, precautionary attachment of vessels, carriers’ lien and marine and environmental pollution cases. With our experienced lawyers and our international partners, we provide all kinds of support for applications to arbitral tribunals such as LMAA and for the successful conclusion of the process.

ESENYEL & PARTNERS encourages cost-effective dispute resolution through negotiation, mediation and arbitration and strives to find amicable solutions between the parties as quickly as possible. We make it a priority to minimize the impact of disputes on your maritime operations and protect your legal interests.