Arrest of ships, filing of
admiralty suits, taking
possession of the
ships, deciding the
priorities of claim,
auction of ships and to
liaison with the
Sheriff’s Office and
Port Authorities
Acted as counsel for lenders,
shipping companies and port
authorities
2
Azelie
Corporation
Arresting vessel m.v.
San Giorgio
Acted as counsel for the plaintiff
(Azelie Corporation) for arresting
the vessel
3
Farstad Shipping
ASA
BHC OOCJ Comp Petn.
No. 708/1988 :
In the matter of the
Companies Act, 1956
and
In the matter of Nirvan
Shipping Limited (In
Liquidation)
Acted as counsel for Farstad
Shipping ASA
4
North China
Shipping
Holdings Co.
Ltd.
Arbitration matter
against Mercator Lines
Ltd. of Mumbai, India
and Mercator
International Ltd. of
Singapore
Acted as counsel for North China
Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd.
5
Pitts Tucker
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of Pitts
Tucker in relation to
the vessel m.v. Ithaki.
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of Pitts
Tucker in relation to
the vessel m.v. Storm
Wind.
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of Pitts
Tucker in relation to
the vessel m.v. Amer
Ganga.
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of Pitts
Tucker in relation to
the vessel m.v. Amer
Yamuna.
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of Pitts
Tucker in relation to
the vessel m.v.
Nikolaos.
Acted as counsel for Pitts Tucker
in the High Court of Mumbai.
Acted as counsel for Pitts Tucker
in the High Court of Mumbai.
Acted as counsel for Pitts Tucker
in the High Court of Mumbai.
Acted as counsel for Pitts Tucker
in the High Court of Mumbai.
Acted as counsel for Pitts Tucker
in the High Court of Calcutta.
6
Hewitt
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of Pitts
Hewitt in relation to
the vessel m.v.
Polymnia.
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of Pitts
Hewitt in relation to
the vessel m.v.
Hastings.
Acted as counsel for Hewitt in
the High Court of Mumbai.
Acted as counsel for Hewitt in
the High Court of Mumbai.
7
Cockett
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of
Cockett in relation to
the vessel m.v.
Vachnadze.
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of
Cockett in relation to
the vessel m.v. Pep-
Nodric.
Acted as counsel for Cockett in
the High Court of Mumbai.
Acted as counsel for Cockett in
the High Court of Madras.
8
Segelken
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of
Segelken in relation to
the vessel m.v. LBS.
Acted as counsel for Segelken in
the High Court of Mumbai.
9
Colin NG
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of
Colin NG in relation to
the vessel m.v. Amer
Yamuna.
Acted as counsel for Colin NG in
the High Court of Mumbai.
10
Tramp Oil
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of
Tramp Oil in relation to
the vessel m.t.
Rebecca.
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of
Tramp Oil in relation to
the vessel m.v. Adjud.
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of
Tramp Oil in relation to
the vessel m.v. Alka.
Acted as counsel for Tramp Oil in
the High Court of Gujarat.
Acted as counsel for Tramp Oil in
the High Court of Madras.
Acted as counsel for Tramp Oil in
the High Court of Gujarat.
11
Dolphin
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of
Dolphin in relation to
the vessel m.v. Reef
Star.
Acted as counsel for Dolphin in
the High Court of Gujarat.
12
Gemstar
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of
Gemstar in relation to
the vessel m.v. De
Mayo.
Acted as counsel for Gemstar in
the High Court of Mumbai.
13
Royal Bank of
Scotland
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of
Royal Bank of Scotland
in relation to arrest of
vessel.
Acted as counsel for Royal Bank
of Scotland in the High Court of
Mumbai.
14
Society General
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of
Society General in
relation to release of
vessel.
Acted as counsel for Society
General in the High Court of
Mumbai.
15
Nova Scotia
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of
Nova Scotia in relation
to arrest of vessel.
Acted as counsel for Nova Scotia
in the High Court of Mumbai.
16
DBS
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of DBS
in relation to arrest of
vessel.
Acted as counsel for DBS in the
High Court of Mumbai.
17
Pari Banque
Appeared in the High
Court on behalf of Pari
Banque in relation to
release of vessel.
Acted as counsel for Pari Banque
in the High Court of Mumbai.
18
Government of
India
Appeared in the High
Court at Calcutta.
Acted for Union of India in a suit
regarding collision, which took
place between Norwegian Tanker
Maersk Navigator, Owner of
Maersk Navigation Line and
another tanker.
19
Ince & Co.,
Singapore and
James
Mackintosh &
Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Kolkata
Appeared in the High
Court of Calcutta for
the release of vessel.
Acted for filing an application for
release of the said vessel which
was arrested due to loss of the
cargo arising out of collusion
between the vessel M.V. Tirta
Mas at Malacca Starts enroute to
Balawan, Malaysia.
20
National
Shipping Co. of
Saudi Arabia &
United Arab
Shipping Company(SAG)
Appeared in the High
Court of Calcutta
regarding claims
arising on account of
loss of container due to sinking of the vessel.
Acted for National Shipping Co.
of Saudi Arabia & United Arab
Shipping Company(SAG) on
account of claims arising from
loss of containers due to sinking of the vessel.
21
Royal Bank of
Scotland
Appeared in the High
Court of Calcutta
regarding enforcement
of the mortgage claim.
Acted on behalf of the Royal
Bank of Scotland with regard to
enforcement of mortgage claims.
22
Carlon Shipping
Limited,
Bahamas
Appeared in the High
Court of Calcutta
regarding release of
bunker on board the
vessel.
Acted on behalf of Carlon
Shipping Limited, Bahamas with
regard to release of the Bunkers
on board the Vessel, M.V. Corali.
23
ABP Private
Limited
Arrest the vessel M.V.
OEL Enterprise V032
flying flag of Republic
of Singapore
We were instructed by ABP
Private Limited to arrest the
vessel M.V. OEL Enterprise V032
flying flag of Republic of
Singapore for damage caused to
cargo of news prints on Board
the Vessel.
24
Aluminium De
Greece SA by
Holman Fenwick
& Willan,
Solicitors, Hong
Kong
In the High Court at
Calcutta, Aluminium
De Greece SA –versus-
Owner and Parties
interested in the Vessel
M.V. “Stella Th”.
Acted on behalf of Aluminium De
Greece SA by Holman Fenwick &
Willan, Solicitors, Hong Kong for
filing a suit against the owners
and parties interested in the
vessel M.V. “Stella Th” with
respect to a claim arising out of
unseaworthiness of the vessel
carrying the cargo and
abandonment thereof by its
crew.
25
Haridas Ho &
Partners, Advocates &
Solicitors,
Singapore to act
on behalf of
Kian Guan
Industries Pte
Ltd.
In the High Court of
Calcutta : Kian Guan Industries
Pte Ltd.
versus
The Owner and Parties
interested in the Vessel
M.V. “Sarah 1”.
Acted on behalf of Kian Guan
Industries Pte Ltd. and filed a suit against the owners of the vessel
M.V. Sarah 1 on account of
wrongful delivery of the goods to
the notified parties without
presentation of original bill of
lading and without any express
authority and/or consent of the
plaintiff.
26
North China
shipping
Holdings Co.
Ltd. and Hebei
Mountain
Shipping Co.
Ltd.
Arbitration matter
Acted for and on behalf of our
client seeking Claims against
Mercator Lines Ltd., for Freight
and Demurrage Charges.
NON-LITIGATION
Sr. No.
Represented
Project
Firm’s Role
1
Australia & New
Zealand Banking
Group as Lead
Arranger
US$ 104,320,000 Term
Loan Facility to finance
the construction and
purchase of two
vessels from Hyundai
Heavy Industries Co.
Ltd. by Shipping
Corporation of India.
Advising on Indian law, reviewing
and approving the transaction
documents from Indian law
perspective, creation and
perfection of security over the
vessels.
2
Abu Dhabi
Commercial
Bank
US$ 18,000,000 Loan
facility to refinance a
vessel by Energy I Ltd.,
Bermuda, guaranteed
by Essar Shipping Ltd.
Advising on the issuance of
Guarantee by Essar Shipping Ltd.
and reviewing the Guarantee
Agreement and Manager’s
Undertaking Agreement and
advising on the Indian law.
3
Bank of Nova
Scotia Asia Ltd,
as Lead
Arranger
US$ 85,824,000 Term
Loan Facility to finance
the acquisition of three
Aframax tankers from
Hyundai Heavy
Industries Co. Ltd. by
Shipping Corporation
of India.
Advising on Indian law, reviewing
and approving the transaction
documents from Indian law
perspective, creation and
perfection of security over the
vessels.
4
Credit Agricole
Indosuez as
Lender and
Indosuez Asia
Ship finance
Services Ltd.,
Hong Kong as
Agent and
Security
Trustees.
US$ 26,425,000 Loan
Facility to finance the
construction and
acquisition of one new
vessel from Hyundai
Sumho Heavy
Industries Co. Ltd.,
Korea by Great Eastern
Shipping Co. Ltd.
Advising on Indian law, reviewing
and approving the transaction
documents from Indian law
perspective, creation and
perfection of security over the
vessel.
5
Royal Bank of
Scotland
Loan Facility to finance
acquisition of vessel by
Great Eastern Shipping
Ltd, London
guaranteed by Great
Eastern Shipping Co.
Ltd.
Advising on the issuance of
Guarantee by Great Eastern
Shipping Co. Ltd. and reviewing
the Guarantee Agreement and
advising on the Indian law.
6
Consortium of
MISC/Essar
Time Charter for two
LNG Tankers for
Petronet.
Advising on various Indian Law
issues.
7
Bank of India, London Branch
US$ 8,834,000 Loan Facility to Great
Eastern Shipping Co.
Ltd. for the Purchase of
Platform support
vessels
and approving the transaction
documents from Indian law
perspective, creation and
perfection of security over the
vessel.
8
Wijsmuller
Restructuring of Ship
building Contract of a
joint venture company
in India.
Advising on Indian law
requirements and compliances,
drafting of relevant agreements.
9
Nordea Bank
Finland Plc.
Restructuring of the
statutory mortgages
over 11 vessels upon
the merger /
restructure of
Christiania Bank.
Advising and completing the
process of transfer of Indian
Statutory Mortgages from
Christiania Bank of Kreditaasse
ASA to Nordea Bank Finland Plc
over 11 vessels of Essar Shipping.
10
Teekay
Floating Storage and
Offload Facility (FSO).
Advising on the Indian law
requirements.
11
DVB Group
Merchant Bank
(Asia) Ltd. as
agent and
security
trustees.
Restructuring of the
ownership of the
vessels through its
subsidiaries by Essar
Shipping Ltd.
Advising on the issuance of
Guarantee by Essar Shipping Ltd.
and reviewing the Guarantee
Agreement and advising on the
Indian law.
12
DVB Group
Merchant Bank
(Asia) Ltd
US$ 21,070, 000 Loan
Facility to finance the
acquisition of one new
vessel by Great Eastern
Shipping Co. Ltd.
Advising on Indian law,
conducting legal due diligence,
reviewing and approving the
transaction documents from
Indian law perspective, creation
and perfection of security over
the vessel.
13
Bank of Nova
Scotia,
Singapore
US$ 21,070, 000 Loan
Facility to finance the
acquisition of one new
vessel by Great Eastern
Shipping Co. Ltd.
Advising on Indian law, reviewing
and approving the transaction
documents from Indian law
perspective, creation and
perfection of security over the
vessel.
14
Credit Agricole
Indosuez,
Hongkong
US$ 30,000,000 Loan
Facility to finance the
acquisition of two
crude oil carrier vessels
by the Great Eastern
Shipping Co. Ltd.
Advising on Indian law, reviewing
and approving the transaction
documents from Indian law
perspective, creation and
perfection of security over the
vessel.
15
Bank of India,
London Branch
US$ 6,000,000 Loan
facility to finance the
acquisition of second-
hand LPG Carrier by
Varun Shipping Co. Ltd.
Advising on Indian law, reviewing
and approving the transaction
documents from Indian law
perspective, creation and
perfection of security over the
vessel.
16
Bank of Nova
Scotia,
Singapore
US$ 50,000,000 Loan
facility to re-finance
the ship m.v.
“Ankleshwar” by
Shipping Corporation
of India.
Advising on Indian law, reviewing
and approving the transaction
documents from Indian law
perspective, creation and
perfection of security over the
vessel and drafting Deed of
Release of Charge.
17
Bank of Nova
Scotia,
Singapore
US$ 30,000,000 Loan
facility to re-finance
the ship m.v.
“Pataliputra” by
Shipping Corporation of India.
Advising on Indian law, reviewing
and approving the transaction
documents from Indian law
perspective, creation and
perfection of security over the vessel and drafting Deed of
Release of Charge.
18
Development
Bank of
Singapore Ltd.
US$ 25,900,000 to
finance the
construction and
acquisition of Aframax
Crude Oil Tanker from
Samsung Heavy
Industries Co. Ltd. by
Great Eastern Shipping
Co. Ltd.
Advising on Indian law, reviewing
and approving the transaction
documents from Indian law
perspective, creation and
perfection of security over the
vessel.
19
Bank of India,
London Branch.
US$ 4,125,000 for
purchase of ship by
Binny Shipping Ltd.,
British Virgin Islands.
Advising on Indian law, reviewing
and approving the transaction
documents from Indian law
perspective, creation and
perfection of security over the
vessel.
20
Bank of India,
London Branch.
US$ 200,000 for
working capital
requirements of Binny
Shipping Ltd., British
Virgin Islands.
Advising on Indian law, reviewing
and approving the transaction
documents from Indian law
perspective.
21
Timblo Private
Ltd.
US$ 13,100,000 for
purchase of vessel
from Coeclerici
Logistics India Ltd.,
Chennai.
Preparing the documents
including Memorandum of
Agreement between buyer and
seller, creation and perfection of
security over the vessel.
22
Bank of India,
London Branch
US$ 5,000,000 Loan
facility to finance the
acquisition of second-
hand LPG Carrier by
Varun Shipping Co. Ltd.
Advising on Indian law, reviewing
and approving the transaction
documents from Indian law
perspective, creation and
perfection of security over the vessel.
23
HSBC and
Deutsche Bank
Issue by Essar Shipping
Ltd. of US $ Fixed Rate
Bonds within the
United States to
Qualified Institutional
Buyers in reliance on
Rule 144A under the
Securities Act and
outside the United
States to non US
persons in reliance on
Regulation S under the
Securities Act.
Advising on Indian law,
conducting a due diligence
exercise and reviewing and
approving the offer document.
24
Jefferies & Co.,
Inc.
Bridge Loan of US$315
million provided to
Essar Shipping Ltd. for
purchase of ships.
Advising Jefferies & Co. Inc., as
the Lead Placement Agent, on
Indian law, conducting due
diligence exercises of three Essar
Group companies, reviewing and
approving documents such as the
facility agreement, pledge
agreement, guarantee, etc.
25
Watson Farley &
Williams LLP
Loan facility of up to
Twenty eight million
eight hundred
thousand United States
Dollars
(US$28,800,000) for
purchase price of the
Cyprus Flag Vessel m.v.
“Aeolian Spirit”
(renamed m.v. “Prabhu Puni”) from Bleuveil
Shipping Company
Limited.
Advising Royal Bank of Scotland
plc on giving of Loan Facility of
US$28,800,000 to Tolani Shipping
Company Limited for acquiring
m.v. “Aeolian Spirit” (renamed
m.v. “Prabhu Puni”).
26
Watson Farley &
Williams LLP
Loan facility of up to
Thirty five million
United States Dollars
(US$35,000,000) for
purchase price of the
Cyprus Flat Vessel m.v.
“Eleni” renamed as
m.v. “Prabhu Das”).
Advising HSH Nordbank AG on
giving of Loan Facility of
US$35,000,000 to Tolani Shipping
Company Limited for acquiring
m.v. “Eleni ” renamed as m.v.
“Prabhu Das”.
27
Kluge
Advokatfirma
DA, Norway.
Term Loan Facility
from Nordea Bank
Norge ASA to Indian
Chemical Tankers.
Advising Nordea Bank Norge ASA
for giving term loan facility to
Indian Chemical Tankers.
28
Watson Farley &
Williams LLP
Loan facility of up to
Seventy million United
States Dollars
(US$70,000,000) to
Tolani Shipping Co. Ltd.
for acquiring the
Vessels M.V. Prabhu
Lal and Prabhu
Mihikaa.
Advising HSH Nordbank AG on
giving of Loan Facility of
US$70,000,000 to Tolani Shipping
Company Limited for acquiring
the Vessels M.V. Prabhu Lal and
Prabhu Mihikaa.
29
DVB Bank
Loan facility, including
documentation.
Advised DVB Bank-Tolani
Shipping Co. Limited on the loan
facility, including documentation
in relation to the transaction.
