Global law firm Reed Smith hosted its annual shipping seminar at the Crowne Plaza Limassol in Cyprus last week (17 June).

The firm’s shipping team was honoured to welcome Dr. Theodoulos Mesimeris, Acting Permanent Secretary of the Shipping Deputy Ministry of the Republic of Cyprus, who delivered an inspiring opening speech to over 60 attendees from across the shipping industry.

The rest of the session was led by Reed Smith lawyers, with speakers including partners Antonia Panayides, Alex Brandt, Christian Filippitsch, counsel James Scott, and associates Roberto Peroni and Michalis Papachristodoulou.

Topics discussed included:

• The latest developments in war-risk deviation clauses
• EU competition law risks in the shipping sector
• LNG and S&P contract trends including emissions regulations
• The rapidly evolving sanctions landscape across the EU, UK, and U.S. regimes

Reed Smith’s global Transportation Industry Group provides comprehensive support in asset and equipment finance transactions across shipping, aviation, logistics, and offshore sectors. The team – made up of 150 dedicated transportation lawyers, with more than 1,000 lawyers having worked with transportation clients worldwide – advises owners, lessees, charterers, operators, financiers, investors, and manufacturers on a full spectrum of transportation-related legal needs.