Everbright established its specialized maritime and admiralty practice in the early 2000s and has long provided comprehensive legal services to shipowners, carriers, cargo owners, freight forwarders, logistics and supply chain enterprises, insurance institutions, and P&I (Protection and Indemnity) clubs. Our team members possess a unique blend of academic expertise in maritime law, hands-on experience in the shipping and logistics industry, and robust capabilities in litigation and arbitration. Grounded in industry operations and commercial realities, we are highly adept at resolving complex legal issues involving multimodal transportation, multiple parties, and cross-border jurisdictions.

Everbright’s practice seamlessly bridges traditional maritime and admiralty law with modern logistics and supply chain management. We not only handle classic maritime matters such as the carriage of goods by sea, bills of lading and charterparties, ship transactions, marine insurance, and maritime casualties, but we also continuously advise freight forwarders, warehousing, express delivery, cold chain, multimodal transport, and supply chain enterprises on their day-to-day operations, commercial transactions, and dispute resolution. Leveraging the firm’s synergistic capabilities across Corporate and Commercial, Insurance, Labor and Human Resources, Liquidation and Restructuring, and Cross-Border practices, Everbright provides clients with end-to-end legal support covering contract design, risk prevention, litigation and arbitration, preservation and enforcement, and emergency response.

Main service contents：

● Carriage of Goods by Sea and Charterparties
Bills of lading, sea waybills, voyage charters, time charters, and bareboat charters; delivery of goods without a bill of lading, cargo damage and shortage, delayed delivery, freight, demurrage, and carrier liabilities.

● Freight Forwarding and Comprehensive Logistics
International freight forwarding, Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) operations, and multimodal transport, as well as road, rail, and air freight; contracts and associated liabilities for express delivery, warehousing and depots, container transport, cold chain, and supply chain services.

● Maritime Casualties and Marine Insurance
Ship collisions and allisions, salvage, general average, ship-source oil pollution damage, and maritime personal injuries; hull and machinery (H&M) insurance, cargo insurance, Protection and Indemnity (P&I) insurance, freight forwarders' liability insurance, and insurance subrogation claims.

● Ship, Port, and Shipping Transactions
Sale and purchase, shipbuilding, repair, conversion, leasing, registration, mortgage, and financing of vessels; ship management; as well as the construction, leasing, and operation of ports, terminals, and container yards.

● Logistics Enterprise Operations and Transactions
Enterprise establishment, corporate governance, operational compliance, commercial contracts, and labor and personnel matters; investment and financing, M&A and restructuring, debt recovery, bankruptcy reorganization, and liquidation.

● International Trade and Regulatory Compliance
International trade contracts, letters of credit, and cross-border settlements; customs, import/export, and industry regulatory compliance; data and platform compliance related to green shipping, supply chain sustainability, and digital logistics.

● Dispute Resolution and Enforcement
Litigation, arbitration, and mediation in the shipping, logistics, and supply chain sectors; coordinated management of complex and serial cases; maritime claim preservation, evidence preservation, ship arrest, maritime injunctions, limitation of liability for maritime claims, and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.