Cover Description

BE&O FD&D covers the legal costs and expenses of larger disputes which shipowners or charterers may have with third parties and which fall outside other Marine arrangements: For example, disputes concerning:

• hull/machinery underwriters
• P&I clubs
• charterparty
• agents
• sale/purchase of second-hand tonnage
• new buildings and repairs
• inferior/wrongly supplied bunkers

Using our own and independent shipping lawyers with international experience, we can advise on the merits of your claim, the course of action you should follow, negotiation strategies, locating appropriate experts, document drafting and monitoring costs and fees. Through the DGS Marine Group, we have access to an established network of correspondents in more than 500 ports and other cities around the world. Our managers work closely with top admiralty and insurance law firms internationally.

If you are trying to recover money owed to you or contesting a claim against you, we provide prompt, practical advice and the determination and resources to resolve disputes quickly and fairly, around the globe.