Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS‘s full-service shipping department has recently been active in transactions within the Norwegian shipping market, as well as acting for clients in litigations within this space. Mads Haavardsholm steers the department, taking on the sale and purchase of vessels, shipbuilding transactions, and has recently been more active in restructuring within the offshore supply industry. Henrik Hagberg is a versatile practitioner across cross-border transactions and dispute resolution. Henrik Møinichen is particularly active on the contentious side in shipping and marine insurance. Emilie Falch acts for shipowners, marine insurers, and yards on contractual advice and dispute resolution matters.

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Testimonials

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‘Approachability, willingness to collaborate, and excellent knowledge in the field, both with regard to the law and the industry.’
‘Andreas Meidell: Always available, approachable, extremely knowledgeable about the NMIP and maritime law in general. Excellent writer. Excellent track record in litigation.’

Key clients

Höegh Autoliners and Höegh LNG
Wilh Wilhelmsen Holding ASA/Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA
Gard AS
Seaway 7 ASA
Pareto Securities AS
Island Offshore AS
Jo Tankers AS
Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers ASA
Norwegian Hull Club
BW Maritime/BW Offshore/BW LPG/BW Energy
DeepOcean AS
Fearnley Advisors AS

Work highlights

Represented the Den Norske Krigsforsikring for Skib ("DNK") (Norwegian Shipowners' Mutual War Risk Insurance Association) in a claim for total loss, amounting to more than USD 180 million, further to the detention of the VLCC vessel "Heroic Idun" in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria in 2022-2023.

Assisted Solvang ASA in connection with the negotiations, structuring and establishment of a joint venture with a fund managed by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock.

Assisted Amon Maritime with the establishment of a joint venture with Navigator Gas and on the contract negotiations with Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co., Ltd. for the construction of two ammonia-fuelled gas/ammonia carriers.