The Shipping practice of Garbois+Melo Advogados is headed by partners Breno Garbois, Flavia Melo and César Chrisóstomo, lawyers with vast experience and recognized for their expertise in the shipping sector, together with a team of lawyers capable of assisting our clients in a wide range of shipping matters, such as:
- Contracts: shipbuilding, sale and purchase and chartering of vessels and maritime units, including guarantees, vessel registration and flagging; carriage contracts and bills of lading; service contracts related to the energy industry, among others.
- Regulatory: consultancy and assistance in audits related to rules issued by maritime and port authorities, environmental bodies and Brazilian agencies, such as DPC, Port Captaincies, IBAMA, ANTAQ, ANP, Anvisa, etc.
- General consulting in maritime, civil, commercial, international and public law involving matters related to navigation, ports and terminals, insurance, international trade, oil and gas, energy, environment, health surveillance, etc
- Emergency response, crisis management, and relationship with all authorities involved, such as Port Captaincies, DPC, ANTAQ, IBAMA, ANP, Anvisa, Prosecution Services, etc. Accident investigation and assistance in enquiries or investigations conducted either by Brazilian or foreign authorities, and private investigations.
- Administrative litigation before the Brazilian maritime authorities, environmental bodies and/or agencies, such as the Port Captaincies, Admiralty Court, DPC, IBAMA, ANTAQ, ANP, Anvisa, etc.
- Civil litigation and arbitration relating to marine accidents, with or without pollution, or to incidents involving cargo, seafarers, passengers or third parties; in addition to any contractual disputes involving vessels or maritime units; as well as enforcement of guarantees, arrest or detention of vessels, maritime units and/or port equipment, etc.
Our clients include shipowners, charterers, carriers, shipping agents, cargo owners, service providers, port operators, terminals, shipyards, insurers, and financial institutions.
Finally, it should be noted that the Shipping team of Garbois+Melo Advogados has solid experience in crisis management, being able to deal with the various authorities involved, lead private investigations, and represent our clients in enquiries conducted by Brazilian and foreign authorities. Our team members have built a reputation by acting in high-profile cases such as the explosion and sinking of the P-36, the sinking of the Costa Concordia, the explosion on board the FPSO Cidade de São Mateus, among other cases of great repercussion in the national and foreign press.
