Shipping and Offshore

We advise leading shipowners, shipyards, operators, charterers, insurers, investors and financial institutions, building long-standing client relationships founded on trust, collaboration, and proven results. Our expertise extends across all aspects of shipping and offshore, including emerging areas such as green shipping, decarbonisation and ESG-driven regulatory compliance. 

With market-leading expertise across both wet and dry shipping, crisis management, transactional work, financing arrangements and regulatory advice, our team provides commercially focused legal counsel tailored to the complex realities of a rapidly evolving industry. 

With a highly experienced and dedicated team based in both Oslo and Bergen – and supported by a full-service law firm – we offer seamless access to top-tier legal expertise across all areas relevant to the shipping and offshore industries. Given the international nature of the shipping and offshore industry, we are involved in significant cross-border mandates in addition to Norwegian specific matters.  

Our shipping practice is widely recognised as one of the largest and most respected in the Norwegian maritime industry. We act for many of the sector’s most prominent players in high-profile transactions, disputes, and casualty matters — underscoring our position as a true market leader. Consistently ranked as a leading Tier 1 firm in the maritime sector, we are recognised for our commitment to quality, industry insight, and exceptional client service. 

Selected matters:

• Advising EnTrust Global on its approx. NOK 5.2bn acquisition of Norwegian shipowner and operator Belships, which prior to the acquisition and its subsequent delisting was traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange. 

• Regularly assisting Ocean Yield AS with sale and purchase of vessels, sale and leaseback transactions, newbuidlings, bank financings, bond issues and other financing arrangements. For example, our team assisted with the sale and leaseback of eight (8) newcastlemax dry bulk newbuildings for a total of up to USD 464,400,000 net of seller’s credits from CMB N.V. We also assisted with the bank financing and the entering into of four (4) facilities agreements (pre- and post-delivery). The deal involved complex contractual structures with tailormade solutions. 

• Advising Ocean Yield AS in connection with the acquisition of the infrastructure fund CVC DIF’s share in the French company Geogas LNG, providing an indirect economic interest of up to 34% in France LNG Shipping SAS. France LNG Shipping SAS owns a portfolio of LNG carriers on long-term charters and is 50/50 owned by NYK and Geogas LNG. Six vessels are currently on the water, with further two being delivered in 2024 and 2025. Four additional newbuildings are expected to be novated to FLS at or around closing of the transaction and will be delivered in 2027. 

• Advising Yinson Production in its acquisition of Stella Maris CCS AS, which holds a 40% interest in Havstjerne ANS and a corresponding 40% interest in the CCS licence EXL006. Established in 2022, Stella Maris has quickly established itself at the forefront of the development of the CCS value chain, which will play a crucial role in the ongoing energy transition to meet climate and energy targets.  

• Advising HitecVision on its sale of Offshore Merchant Partners to EnTrust Global and on its sale of Ocean Installer to Moreld.  

• Advising on several projects for vessels within the offshore wind industry, including advising Edda Wind on its newbuilding program, stock exchange listing and private placement,  advising Cadeler on its stock exchange listing and private placement, and advising HitecVision on its sale of Havfram.