The Shipping Law Review

VdA contributes to the 5th edition of the international publication The Shipping Law Review, a comparative guide that analyses shipping law in 34 jurisdictions.

João Afonso Fialho (partner), José Miguel Oliveira (managing associate) e Catarina Coimbra (associate), write the Mozambique chapter.

The lawyers make a commercial overview of the shipping industry, and predict a boost in the ports and shipping sectors for the next few years.

The lawyers also develop the legislative framework – which is a combination of both domestic laws and international treaties – explain shipping contracts, contracts of carriage, cargo claims, environmental regulations among other specificities making an outlook on Mozambique’s shipping sector.