Shipping, International Trade & Investment

INTERNATIONAL TRADE & INVESTMENT

The Nigerian trade Regulatory environment remains a complex one for local players talk less foreign participants. Consequently, these participants need expert legal and regulatory guidance to thrive. As a Shipping, International Trade & Investment law firm in Nigeria, we provide clients with this guidance; particularly in contentious or non-contentious, Trade Foreign/Local Investment or Divestment issues. We advise on corporate or regulatory matters and legal matters concerning operational/transactional matters relating to charter-parties, bills of lading, corporate structures for ship ownership and joint ventures, management agreements, flag and operation registrations, employment, port & logistics, ship finance and lease, ship sale and purchase, ship mortgage registrations, ship recycling, crude oil and commodities trading, trade finance, international sales, documentary credit, freight forwarding advisory, marine insurance, marine casualties, pollution, piracy, ship arrest and release, Nigerian Cabotage trade and the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act 2010.

We help our clients manage the risks and maximise rewards within the Nigeria business space and regarding cross-border transactions. Our representative range includes owners, charterers, shipyards, insurers, protection and indemnity (P&I) clubs, financiers, international agencies, brokers, offshore and marine companies, port and terminal operators/promoters, petroleum marketing and distribution companies, commodity trading houses and trade associations.