Burucuoğlu Law & Consultancy provides services to its clients regarding disputes arising from national and international Maritime Law in many areas such as marine insurance, maritime accidents, maritime labor law.
- Ship Arrest and Release: Ship arrest proceedings under international conventions and national legislation for claims such as unpaid freight, seaman claims, fuel claims, salvage claims or mortgage enforcement in order to secure claims, as well as proceedings to ensure the immediate release of vessels to minimize operational losses.
- Charter Party Agreements and Disputes: Resolving disputes arising from time charters, voyage charters and bareboat charters. Advising on disputes relating to charter payments, off-charter periods, demurrage and laytime calculations.
- Cargo Claims: Representing cargo interests, insurers or carriers in claims for damage, loss, misdelivery or delay in the transportation of goods under bills of lading and international conventions such as the Hague-Visby and Hamburg Rules.
- Marine Insurance: Advising on hull and machinery insurance, cargo insurance and in particular P&I (protection and indemnity insurance) coverage and dispute resolution.
- Collision and Salvage: Assisting in disputes arising out of maritime accidents, collisions, groundings, salvage operations and common avarage claims.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring compliance with maritime conventions such as SOLAS, MARPOL and International Safety Management (ISM) Code, ISPS Code.
- Port and Terminal Operations: Legal guidance on contracts, liability issues and regulatory frameworks for port operators, carriers and terminal operators.
- Shipbuilding and Repair Contracts: Negotiating and resolving disputes relating to shipbuilding, delivery delays and quality defects.
- Seafarers’ Disputes: Settlement of labor and wage claims of seafarers, as well as compensation claims arising from death and injury and disputes arising from work accidents.