Transport & logistics
Overview
Supply chains are rapidly evolving into smarter, tech-driven ecosystems, which are transforming operations and paving the way for unprecedented change. The transport and logistics industry is the conduit for this accelerated evolution.
Our Transport & Logistics team brings together decades of experience across all transport modes. Our team has a deep understanding of the industry and expertise in aviation, marine, road and rail transport, as well as the business operations and insurances that underpin the global supply chain. We know what to look for, where the risks are and how to mitigate against them.
We work closely with over 40 transport and logistics organisations across road, rail, sea, air, warehousing and general logistics. We operate as a fully integrated team that includes lawyers who know transport insurance, property and planning lawyers who know ports and warehouses, and corporate and commercial lawyers with extensive transactional experience and deep knowledge of the regulatory landscape that the industry operates within.
Our Transport & Logistics team has a proven track record of finding solutions to even the most complex of problems. We have broad experience in:
- admiralty, including collisions, salvage, and ship arrests and releases
- business acquisitions, restructures, mergers and joint ventures
- commercial contracting, including stevedoring, port access, towage, warehousing, distribution, intermodal facilities, technology, telecommunications, security and supply arrangements
- corporate governance
- construction and major projects
- carriage of goods by sea, including insurance disputes such as cargo claims and charter party disputes
- carriage of goods by road, rail and air, including claims arising from losses during land and air transport, and cargo and hull claims
- employment, industrial relations and work health and safety
- management systems and safety prosecutions
- land acquisition and environmental compliance
- regulatory compliance across all transport modes
- marine insurance, including coverage, cargo, hull and liability claims and recoveries, and
- trade and commodity disputes.
Our Transport & Logistics team is consistently ranked among the best in respected guides, Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers in Australia.
