Shipping: Northern China (PRC Firms) | Greater China Region

Heng Xin Law Office maintains a strong presence in Dalian and continues to grow its East China practice. The team is highly specialised in representing leading P&I clubs and shipowners in a number of issues, including collisions, oil pollution and salvage matters. It also offers expertise in shipping finance, ship sale and purchase, and mortgage issues.

Wang Jing & Co is considered one of the leading firms in the shipping arena across China, operating from bases adjacent to key shipping ports along the coast of China. It houses specialists that offer a full spectrum of services on wet and dry shipping matters, including bills of lading, collisions, casualties and financial disputes such as payment default and fraud. The team is counsel of choice for leading shipping enterprises, P&I clubs and shipowners. Additionally the practice is noted for its general dispute resolution capabilities.

Yingke Law Firm houses a recognised shipping group with a sizeable team of practitioners frequently sought after for advice by a variety of clients, including insurance and logistics companies as well as shipowners. Its areas of expertise cover maritime casualties, insurance and cargo transportation. It advises on shipping issues at sea and over the Yangtze River. The Dalian-based team possesses expertise handling both wet and dry shipping matters, with particular expertise in insurance issues arising from cargo damage and collision.

Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm fields a recognised Dalian-based shipping practice in Northern China, specialising in contentious matters relating to charter party, bill of lading, ship construction and marine insurance disputes. The team is regularly instructed by shipping companies, shipyards, logistics companies and banks. It also advises on shipbuilding, sale and purchase of vessels, and ship finance issues.

Headquartered in Shanghai, Wintell & Co is widely recognised as one of the market leaders in this sector. The team fields a deep bench of ranked lawyers who offer a full range of services from collision, oil pollution and marine insurance issues to financial disputes, serving a host of insurers, P&I clubs, shipping corporate and leasing companies. Its areas of additional strength include shipping finance and international trade. The practice is regularly mandated by large Chinese shipping groups on international leasing transactions.