Shipping, Logistics and Commodities

According to Chambers, Bowmans is a shipping law powerhouse servicing P&I clubs, charterers, owners and banks on an array of wet and dry work.

Overview

Bowmans has a team of leading lawyers across Southern Africa who provide specialised assistance to clients in all aspects of shipping and international trade.

We have lawyers dealing with maritime matters in Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa and Tanzania.

Our key clients include ship owners, charterers and operators; marine insurers including P&I Clubs, H&M underwriters and FDD insurers; marine industry service providers; ship financiers and banks; commodity traders; and logistics operators.

We are also listed as legal correspondents for several International Group P&I Clubs in South Africa and Namibia.

For more about our aviation offering, click here.

For more about our ports, rail and logistics offering, click here.

Specialist Services

Maritime casualties and emergency response

Emergency response contacts

Shipping and international trade dispute resolution

Commercial services

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Chambers

The firm's diverse client roster benefits from its profound expertise in mortgage foreclosures, ship arrests, vessel collisions and maritime disputes, with extensive experience concerning London-based arbitration.

The team possesses considerable strength in casualty matters.

Bowmans is a shipping law powerhouse in South Africa that services P&I clubs, charterers, owners and banks on an array of wet and dry work.

The team has an active practice representing underwriters and cruise line operators, with notable strength outside of South Africa, including in Namibia.

Legal500

Bowmans 'responsive‘ team has an excellent reputation for advising on a broad spectrum of shipping, aviation, and transport matters.

Bowmans are a top-tier firm and are my 'go to' firm in South Africa, especially for shipping and transport related matters.

The shipping team primarily advises ship owners, marine insurers, foreign law offices, ship finance banks, and commodity traders on a wide range of issues, but particularly in relation to ship casualty and emergency response, and maritime claims.

In South Africa, Bowmans is regarded as a ‘top-tier firm‘ that garners praise for its ‘deep jurisdictional expertise‘.