Department profile
AKD

Transportation: Shipping

Europe Guide 2026 : Netherlands


AKD

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AKD's Transport & Trade team enjoys an excellent reputation worldwide for its risk management expertise and ability to come up with legal solutions. Our specialists have a clear understanding of opportunity versus risk and have been involved in many ground-breaking cases.

Obviously, we know all the tried and tested answers to the most common issues. But we do not stop there. In our commitment to producing the best results, we are not afraid to offer surprising perspectives, go off the beaten track and come up with innovative solutions.

When it comes to litigious and non-litigious issues relating to transport and international trade, our team is a field leader. This dedicated team of lawyers deals in an integrated way with shipping accidents and other cases regarding ports, terminals, transportation, offshore, shipbuilding and financing, aviation and logistics. Clients also include local and higher authorities, banks and insurance companies.

The multidisciplinary team combines top-class legal expertise with in-depth knowledge of the markets and industry sectors our clients operate in. Keeping this knowledge up to date is a number-one priority. It enables the team to rapidly identify new developments and analyse their legal impact. With an extensive portfolio of services, the practice group offers corporate solutions to every legal challenge.

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Transportation: Shipping - Netherlands

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

AKD remains a dominant domestic and cross-border transportation team. It is a popular choice for shipowners, shipyards and insurers on ship arrests, collisions and charter party arbitration. The team is highly esteemed for maritime shipping in particular. The law firm offers additional experience in ship finance and building, as well as contractual matters. AKD is also noted for providing further onshore expertise, acting for clients in the rail and road infrastructure sectors and freight platforms on warehousing matters.

Strengths

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  • AKD stands out for its track record, strategic prowess, no-nonsense attitude and in-house experience.

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  • The lawyers on the team are experts with a passion for what they are doing.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeoplePieter den Haan
    Senior StatespeoplePieter den Haan

    Pieter den Haan

    Pieter den Haan acts for underwriters and P&I clubs on maritime insurance disputes. He has significant expertise in salvage, collision, arrest and liability cases.
    • Pieter den Haan is a solid lawyer and great member of the team.

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  • Band 1Haco van der Houven van Oordt
    Band 1Haco van der Houven van Oordt

    Haco van der Houven van Oordt

    Haco van der Houven van Oordt is a highly sought-after practitioner for his expertise in maritime disputes. He acts on liability and insurance disputes concerning collisions, as well as representing clients in allegations of bunker fraud.

    • Haco van der Houven van Oordt is a keen thinker who is always ahead of the game and comes up with creative, out-of-the-box ideas.

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    • Haco van der Houven van Oordt is our go-to lawyer. He has handled a number of complex and high-value cases to our high satisfaction.

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  • Band 2Annemieke Spijker
    Band 2Annemieke Spijker

    Annemieke Spijker

    Annemieke Spijker is particularly active in road and rail transportation, as well as warehousing contracts, vessel collisions and recovery claims.

    • Annemieke Spijker is a very good leader.

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    • She made us feel reassured with her excellent knowledge of our situation and her solution-seeking mindset.

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  • Band 3Jan Kromhout
    Band 3Jan Kromhout

    Jan Kromhout

    Jan Kromhout's clients include shipyards and shipping companies. He specialises in contractual and transactional matters, such as bills of lading and affreightment, as well as advising on shipbuilding projects.
    • Jan knows what clients expect from him. He is a very smart lawyer with a great sense of humour.

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    • You always want Jan Kromhout on your side. His strategic skills and eerie ability to know what is coming and what is going to be relevant are truly something else.

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