Maritime and Transportation
Seiden Law advises U.S. and international clients in the maritime and transportation sectors on disputes, government enforcement, cross-border investigations, and regulatory compliance. We represent shipowners, operators, charterers, freight forwarders, logistics and maintenance providers, insurers, and trading companies operating in a complex global enforcement environment.
Our team counsels clients on sanctions exposure, cargo disputes, customs and trade controls, port detentions, vessel seizures, and contractual breakdowns. Intensified U.S. sanctions enforcement has increased compliance risk across the maritime industry, impacting shipping routes, ownership structures, insurance coverage, and payment flows. We help clients assess risk, respond to enforcement actions, and mitigate operational and reputational harm.
In today’s enforcement climate, sanctions exposure in maritime commerce can trigger vessel detentions, disrupted payment channels, and cascading risk across the supply chain.
We provide practical, business-focused guidance when timing, assets, and continuity of operations are critical.
OUR PRACTICE AREAS COVER
- Sanctions & Trade Controls in Maritime Commerce
OFAC risk, blocked property, payments issues, compliance and mitigation,
petitions for delisting - Customs & Import/Export Enforcement Matters
Government inquiries, disclosures, compliance review and response - Fraud Investigations in Cross-Border Transport
False shipping documents, diversion schemes, trade-based fraud - Maritime & Shipping Disputes
Charter party disputes, cargo loss/damage, freight claims, contract claims - Transportation & Logistics Litigation
Supply chain disruptions, carrier/shipper disputes, warehouse and delivery
claims - Cargo Claims & Recovery
Investigations, asset tracing, insurance coordination, recovery actions - Port Detentions & Vessel-Related Emergencies
Urgent advisory support, government communications, strategic response - Arbitration & International Proceedings
Cross-border disputes and enforcement strategy
MARITIME PRACTICE
HIGHLIGHTS
- Obtained an OFAC specific license
authorizing urgent maintenance,
continuity services, and resumption of
marine insurance coverage. - Contributed analysis cited in Lloyd’s
List and The Wall Street Journal on
expanded U.S. sanctions
enforcement, Venezuela-linked
trade, and shadow fleet vessels. - Advised on the acquisition of a
sanctioned vessel at auction,
including sanctions risk, licensing
strategy, and post-acquisition
compliance. - Counseled on scrapping sanctioned
vessels, addressing sanctions
restrictions, stakeholder risk, and
de-risking pathways.
