February 2022 | Articles
Bermuda and the Cayman Islands: Optimal Jurisdictions for Ship Owners
In the most recent issue of Marine Money Conyers Lawyers highlight Bermuda and the Cayman Island as optimal jurisdictions for ship owners.
Shipping transactions, whether you are an owner, charterer, logistics provider or lender, require technically perfect, flexible, commercial and practical advice to support your business goals.
Your Conyers’ pre-eminent offshore shipping practice advises on the laws of Bermuda, the BVI and the Cayman Islands from offices in those jurisdictions, as well as in the major financial centres of Hong Kong, London and Singapore.
We advise on the full range of complex ship finance and shipping capital markets work. Our focus is on the offshore legal side of shipping transactions throughout Scandinavia, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Conyers maintains excellent relationships with the Bermuda Shipping and Maritime Authority, the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry and the Virgin Islands Shipping Registry in BVI and advises on all aspects of the registration process within each jurisdiction.
Our services include:
- IPOs
- Bond issuances
- Notes offerings
- Cross-border financings
- Vessel purchases
- Sales of private and commercial vessels
- Structured financings
- Securitizations
Litigation
Our attorneys in each of the Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands offices have significant experience in various areas of maritime litigation, in particular ownership disputes and arrests.