Beyond COVID-19: Transport

Cross-border team advises on $1.5bn financing of 4 ocean-going cruise vessels for Viking Ocean Cruises

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised BNP Paribas, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, a syndicate of lenders and SACE on the partial financing of four new cruise vessels for Viking Ocean Cruises.

Global | Press release | November 18, 2022

Shipping IPOs: What is the market really like?

There has been an increased appreciation of the value of the shipping industry to the global economy during the COVID-19 pandemic but has this increased the industry’s appeal to the IPO market?

United Kingdom | Webinar | September 06, 2021

End-of-life consignment agreements: Key considerations

The lasting legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to be fully understood by the aviation industry but there are certain assumptions that can be made.

Global | Publication | June 29, 2021

Non-performing loans: Specific issues in trading impaired and non-performing shipping loan portfolios

In the fourth video in the series, Alan Bainbridge and Simon Lew discuss some of the specific issues that arise when trading impaired and non-performing shipping loan portfolios.

United Kingdom | Video | June 22, 2021

Preliminary trends in arbitration in the shipping sector in light of COVID-19

Global: Preliminary trends in arbitration in the shipping sector amid COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in court access in many jurisdictions being severely curtailed. Certain jurisdictions are permitting urgent matters to proceed, often by way of telephone or videoconference.

Global | Publication | July 20, 2020

Temporary ban on certain non-immigrants to the US: what you need to know

On June 22, President Trump issued the Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak that suspends the entry of foreign nationals with certain employment-based non-immigrant visas into the United States.

Canada | Publication | June 25, 2020

Changes to travel restrictions for immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents: What employers should know

Canada: Travel restriction changes for immediate family of citizens, permanent residents

On June 8, 2020, the Order in Council applicable to foreign nationals entering Canada from any country other than the United States and the Order in Council applicable to foreign nationals entering Canada from the United States (the Orders), came into effect at 11:59 EDT.

Canada | Publication | June 09, 2020

Global: State intervention in the aviation sector: State aid issues

The below Q&A addresses the state aid implications of heightened State intervention as a result of COVID-19 – in particular, as it applies to the aviation industry in the EU. In short, the immediate response from the European Commission (the Commission) should give companies some comfort that emergency assistance offered by EU Member States can be designed in compliance with state aid law.

Global | Update | March 20, 2020

COVID-19: Global implications for charterparties

COVID-19: Worldwide implications for charterparties

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus) to be a pandemic.

Global | Update | March 19, 2020