Maritime Commerce Admiralty Law

Maritime Commercial Law

Maritime Commercial Law is a highly technical field that focuses on resolving legal disputes arising in both national and international maritime transportation activities. At our firm, our experienced maritime lawyers provide swift, effective, and results-oriented legal support in maritime-related disputes.

We successfully represent both domestic and international clients in matters such as collisions, contract breaches, ship-related claims, charterparty disputes, and marine insurance conflicts that occur within Turkish territorial waters or on the high seas. With strong industry knowledge and extensive litigation experience, our lawyers offer the most up-to-date and reliable legal solutions in the field of maritime law.

Our Core Services in Maritime Commercial Law Include:

• Legal representation in ship collisions (collisions/“çatışma”) and fault evaluations
• Recovery of receivables arising from salvage and assistance agreements
• Obtaining and enforcing detention orders
• Handling general average claims and negotiations with insurance companies
• Pursuit and collection of bunker (fuel) claims
• Legal support for crew members’ wage, overtime, and compensation claims
• Claims against stevedores and port service providers for damages and liability
• Enforcement of maritime liens and preliminary arrest procedures
• Establishment and execution of the right of retention (lien)
• Drafting and resolving disputes related to charterparty agreements
• Resolution of disputes arising from laytime and demurrage calculations
• Disputes due to non-payment of hire fees under time-charter agreements
• Handling ship registration, deregistration, and registry matters
• Establishment and release of mortgages on vessels (ship mortgages) in maritime transportation
• Representation of buyers or sellers during closing procedures in ship sale and purchase transactions
• Drafting and monitoring of ship and yacht construction contracts
• Drafting of brokerage agreements and carriage of goods contracts
• Legal consultancy regarding marine insurance policies and maritime insurance law

Each of our maritime lawyers stands out with their command of both national legislation and international maritime conventions, successfully representing clients in both arbitration proceedings and local courts.

In all legal processes arising from maritime transportation, we stand by your side to protect your commercial interests and aim to establish long-term business relationships based on trust.