ASTREA has marine matters sitting at the core of its insurance practice. Practice head Marc Van Looveren is active across a range of shipping and commodities matters. Ruud De Houwer is another key name.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- ‘Astrea is a multi-disciplinary law office who can built a team of specialists in order to advice a client and assist with their specific needs.’
- ‘Marc Van Looveren is not only a experience lawyer but also a great team leader which helps the team to work efficiently.’
Key clients
- Forvis Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren BV
- Arcadia Commodities Trading
- Skuld P&I
- NorthStandard
- West of England P&I
- Euronav – CMBTech
- Belgian Federal Government – Department of Science Policy (Belspo)
- Belgian Federal Government – Department of Transport and Mobility
- Belgian Federal Government – Department of Health and the Environment
- Vanguard Logistics
- Saga Welco
- Briese Schiffahrts / BBC Shipping Chartering
Work highlights
Assisting Arcadia Commodities Trading, the commodities trading branch of the Seatankers group, in seeking appeal against an arbitration award of December 2021.
Representing the cargo interests of several hundreds of vehicles that were aboard the mv. “GRANDE BRASILE” during a fire in the cargo hold.
Representing Mazars, an audit & assurance, tax, advisory and consulting services, in a dispute that arose between successive insurers, with regards to providing coverage for a specific claim.
Practice head
Marc Van Looveren
Other key lawyers
Ruud De Houwer