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Cátia Henriques Fernandes

Cátia Henriques Fernandes

Europe 2026

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CF – Maritime Legal Services
 CF – Maritime Legal Services

Ranked in 1 practice area

Transportation: Shipping

Portugal

19 years ranked

About

Provided by CF – Maritime Legal Services

Practice Areas

Shipping; Ship Finance

Career

Cátia Fernandes is the founder of CF - Maritime Legal Services, an office based in Madeira focused in shipping and maritime law.

Cátia has close to two decades of experience in shipping and ship finance, with a vast background in providing services to international companies in the maritime sector.

Cátia acts as legal advisor in cross border transactions on behalf of international shipowners, banks and leasing entities. Particularly, Cátia provides legal assistance in matters related to ship registration and maritime guarantees, with particular emphasis on ship mortgages. Cátia actively intervenes in complex credit facilities and financing structures secured by mortgages registered in Madeira.

Other expertise includes the incorporation and management of shipping companies licensed to operate within the Madeira IBC.

Cátia also assists clients in other shipping related matters including regulatory, crewing, labour, tax and social security matters.

Professional Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association. European Maritime Law Organization. Iberoamerican Institute of Maritime Law.

Publications

Author of several articles on maritime related matters.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Transportation: Shipping - Portugal

Band 1
Individual Editorial

Madeira-based Cátia Henriques Fernandes maintains a good standing in the market. She is the face of her boutique and offers a wealth of experience in shipping mandates, including vessel reflagging issues, registration topics and finance mandates.

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Strengths

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  • Cátia is proactive, efficient and effective in delivering outcomes required under Portuguese law to achieve the client's goals in a transaction. She understands the commercial issues and is adept at explaining the procedures.

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  • Cátia Henriques Fernandes provides loyal and sophisticated legal support.

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