Logistics, Shipping & Aviation

العجالين | Al-Ajaleen is the largest specialized team in the Gulf region. We provide advice on the most intricate, multi-jurisdictional transactions and disputes due to the breadth of our team’s experience and our depth of audience before authorities throughout the Gulf area.

We provide comprehensive advisory and legal services to the maritime and aviation sectors, catering to the needs of banks, owners, charterers, shipyards, agencies, maintenance companies, and insurers. We also advise governments in the Gulf area on local laws about logistics, aviation, and shipping.

Practical, business-oriented solutions to ensure client success

We are a company that our clients prefer because we are not afraid of what’s novel. We provide our shipping, aviation, and logistics clients with sound transactional advice on everything from financing to regulatory compliance and dispute resolution.

International and local clients depend on our in-depth knowledge of the industry, assurance that advice is practical, effective, and commercial. Our team of lawyers assists with both contentious and non-contentious issues, ensuring timely and efficient handling of all shipping-related matters.

Expert guidance from professionals in the field

As an authorized carrier entity with the International Registry of Mobile Assets, العجالين | Al-Ajaleen can register aircraft, engines, and related assets on behalf of clients by the Cape Town Convention.

Our lawyers and advisors have strong relationships with key stakeholders, recognized by respected legal directories Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as leaders in transport and aviation law across the Gulf region.

Our expertise in logistics, shipping, and aviation

Our experience covers the entire spectrum of legal concerns that clients in this industry may face and consists of:

• Airline industry
• General aircraft and airworthiness for corporations
• Aviation disputes
• Financing & leasing, mortgage and finance for vessels and assets
• Ports and terminals
• Transportation policy and change
• Admiralty, piracy, and salvage
• Aviation purchase-related issues

Our expert customs and international trade services

Our services encompass the entire spectrum of legal matters that clients within this position may also access and comprise:

• Consultation regarding customs and border procedures
• Dispute resolution procedures and classification of goods
• Compliance with international and domestic trade regulations
• Trade facilitation and logistics advice
• Support for regulatory approvals and compliance obligations
• Advisory on customs value determination
• Providing clients with strong advocacy involved in smuggling and customs cases.