With a broad international platform, Norton Rose Fulbright is well-positioned to support cross-border ship finance work and the broader legal needs of sophisticated shipping clients. The team advises across the full spectrum of financing transactions, from single-vessel mortgage lending to highly structured, multi-jurisdictional mandates, acting for both lenders and borrowers. Its experience spans secured and unsecured facilities, shipbuilding and registration matters, port-related financings, restructuring, and debt reorganisation. ‘Fully dedicated to ship finance,’ Gennaro Mazzuoccolo leads the practice, while Arturo Sferruzza, head of the firm’s Italian banking and energy practices, brings further capability across structured finance and banking mandates.
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- ‘High professional skills, worldwide coverage, and deep understanding of the main issues related to the shipping operations.’
- ‘High skills, availability, and able to provide support 360 degrees.'
- ‘Competences in maritime law.'
- ‘Gennaro Mazzuoccolo is fully dedicated to ship finance and bank lending contracts.'
Key clients
- UniCredit
- SACE
- BNP Paribas
- National Bank of Fujairah
- Banco Santander
- Santander
- Carnival Corporation
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- BPER
- Banco BPM
Work highlights
Advised BNP Paribas on the financing of four new cruise vessels for Viking Ocean Cruises.
Advised Carnival Corporation on a SACE-backed financing to Carnival Corporation for three new classes of cruise ships from Fincantieri.
Advised UniCredit on a financing to Caronte & Tourist for a ferry vessel built at the Turkish shipyard Sefine Denizcililk Turizm.
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Practice head
Gennaro Mazzuoccolo; Arturo Sferruzza