Shipbuilding and offshore construction

Acting for the buyers under various shipbuilding contracts with Chinese shipyards. The disputes involves rescission of the contract, claims for return of installments, claims on refund guarantees, issues on delays, design responsibilities and construction milestones.

Acting for a multi-national owner in claiming rescission of a shipbuilding contract for delays in delivery, dealing with claims on refund guarantees against a Chinese shipyard.

Acting for rig owners in complex multi-million dollar disputes under with errant charterers under ICC, LMAA and ad hoc arbitration proceedings, successfully obtaining an arbitration award in excess of US$30 million.

Acting for shipyard in respect of shipbuilding dispute with an Australian governmental organisation claiming for costs of variation works, damages for the failure to take delivery of the vessel, prolongation costs and extension of time for owners' delays.

Acting for leading dry bulk shipowner SIAC arbitrations over shipbuilding contracts with a Chinese shipyard with total claims exceeding US$25 million. The dispute involved rescission of the contract, claims for return of instalments, and on refund guarantees, issues on delays, design responsibilities and construction milestones.

Marine and international trade

Advising Opus Offshore Ltd on the acquisition of the 'Songa Mercur' and 'Songa Venus', two semi-submersible drilling units totalling over US$200 million, and their existing commitments from Songa Offshore SE (Marine Money Offshore M&A deal of the year 2015).

Advising Panalpina World Transport Ltd on a claim by PSS Consultants Pte Ltd for consultancy fee pursuant to an alleged agreement worth over US$1.4 million. PSS Consultants claimed that there was an agreement by which Panalpina had agreed to pay commissions for assistance in securing a deal with Modec group of companies.

 Advising an international energy company on the issues and claims arising out of the collision between the vessel and a jetty and pipeline at a wharf in South Korea, with oil pollution, property damage and business interruption claims in excess of US$170 million

Assisting a listed offshore operator in arbitration proceedings for their claims for unpaid charter hire against an Egyptian charter, in excess of US$5 million.

Helping world's 2nd largest container leasing company with their recovery efforts of leased containers, dues and demurrage in India, Vietnam, Iran, Singapore, Malaysia and elsewhere.

Assisting in arbitration claims in respect of demurrage claims where the demurrage claims arose due to delays in loading and delivery of cargo on board the vessels. 

Restructuring and insolvency

Acting on various issues arising out of the Hanjin rehabilitation proceedings in Korea and elsewhere, including acting for lenders, mortgagees, shipowners, freight forwarders and cargo owners on a multitude of issues such as enforcement of securities, transhipment and delivery of cargoes, termination of charters, settlement of bunker claims, etc.

Advising various creditors of Swiber after Swiber collapsed and applied first for winding up and then judicial management in 2016.

Advising various creditors of Swissco, including lenders and joint venture partners, since Swissco started facing signs of trouble in the declining oil & gas market.

Offshore

Advising Opus Offshore Ltd on the acquisition of the 'Songa Mercur' and 'Songa Venus', two semi-submersible drilling units totalling over US$200 million, and their existing commitments from Songa Offshore SE (Marine Money Offshore M&A deal of the year 2015). It was on Euromoney "Offshore Deal of the Year in 2014.

Assisting Posh Semco Pte Ltd in arbitration proceedings for their claims for unpaid charter hire against Efadco Petroleum Services in excess of US$5 million.

Acting for rig owners in complex multi-million dollar disputes under with errant charterers under ICC, LMAA and ad hoc arbitration proceedings. These included the repossession or early redelivery of the rigs due to the inability of the charterers to pay hire in the challenging oil and gas market. 

International trade

Assisting a listed offshore operator in arbitration proceedings for their claims for unpaid charter hire against an Egyptian charter, in excess of US$5 million.

Helping world's 2nd largest container leasing company with their recovery efforts of leased containers, dues and demurrage in India, Vietnam, Iran, Singapore, Malaysia and elsewhere.

Acting for shipowners in a claim for contamination of cargo.