As a charterer you face many diverse exposures which require careful thought in order to properly align your liability cover with your risk appetite. For those advising you, it requires a knowledge and understanding of your business dynamic; an appreciation of how the legislative and economic environment impacts that exposure; an awareness of potential risks linked to the creditworthiness of your trading partners; An understanding of jurisdictional peculiarities connected with your trades, including any custom of the trade; and an appreciation of the bargaining parity between you and your commercial counterparts that impact the ability to achieve a balanced contractual allocations of risk. Our team has a wealth of experience in placing and servicing charterers’ risks globally across wet and dry trades, including offshore.