{"id":4577,"date":"2020-06-01T12:04:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T12:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/?post_type=cpt_services&#038;p=4577"},"modified":"2022-03-31T13:56:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T13:56:43","slug":"transportation-maritime","status":"publish","type":"cpt_services","link":"https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/services\/transportation-maritime\/","title":{"rendered":"Transportation &#038; Maritime"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4577\" class=\"elementor elementor-4577\" data-elementor-post-type=\"cpt_services\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d8274e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"4d8274e6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28e65800 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left ae-bg-gallery-type-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"28e65800\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b7fe7d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69b7fe7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our lawyers have a long legacy of helping our transportation clients through the complex legal challenges involved in moving passengers and freight around the world. As advisors to some of the world\u2019s largest rail, logistics, and maritime companies, we know how to collaborate with transportation businesses to find the best legal strategy for any problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Admiralty and Maritime Law<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We have deep experience assisting clients in maritime matters.\u00a0 We represent shipowners, vessel operators and managers, marine service companies and suppliers, cargo interests, charterers, shipyards, commercial and investment banks, alternative lenders, and private equity funds.\u00a0\u00a0 From blue- to brown-water operations, our clients operate in all major sectors of the industry, including onshore terminals, platforms, rigs, tankers, dry bulk, container, offshore, and inland rivers and lakes.\u00a0 And we have honed a particular niche for representing bunker fuel suppliers and traders.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer --><!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[4850,4663],\"linkTo\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\">\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17202 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"4850\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/post-97-copyright.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/all-the-greatest-ideas-come-unexpectedly\/post-97-copyright\/\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture2-410x274.jpg 410w, https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture2.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17201 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"4663\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/post-87-copyright.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/what-to-do-if-teammates-do-not-appreciate-you\/post-87-copyright\/\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1-410x274.jpg 410w, https:\/\/nicholsbrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:gallery --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We assist our maritime clients with a wide range of issues, including preparation and guidance related to: charterparties, bills of lading, contracts of affreightment, commercial loans, company formation and governance, private debt and equity placements, lease financing for vessels, mergers and acquisitions, vessel construction contracts, vessel mortgage loan financing, vessel purchase and sale agreements, U.S. Coast Guard regulatory matters, vessel operating and management agreements, and vessel project financing transactions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We also routinely handle maritime disputes and litigation involving collisions, allisions, groundings, oil spills, cargo damage, demurrage, charter-party disputes, insurance coverage, salvage, general average, personal-injury and Jones Act claims, offshore platform injuries, loss of or damage to drilling rigs, protection and indemnity claims, freight, demurrage, tug and tow matters, subrogation matters, vessel arrests and attachments, and all types of commercial disputes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Automotive and Rail Expertise<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our team also has extensive experience representing the automotive industry. 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