AKD boasts a broad expertise in aviation, logistics, international trade, and shipping, addressing issues like multimodal carriage of goods, commodities, customs, and marine accidents. Jan Kromhout, leading the transport and trade group, is a seasoned transactional lawyer advising entities like ship-owners and insurers in shipbuilding and offshore projects. Haco van der Houven van Oordt, a litigation veteran in the shipping and offshore sectors, tackles marine accidents and ship-related disputes. Jos van der Meché specialises in resolving cargo claims, representing operators, carriers, and insurers. Annemieke Spijker brings her skills in drafting logistics contracts and litigation, and Sebastiaan Moolenaar advises and litigates on commercial contracts, often in cross-border disputes. Maaike Lustenhouwer is pivotal in the aviation team, while Michael Hajdasinski, who joined in March 2023, focuses on international commodities trade.

The transportation practice at CMS, covering areas like public transportation, automotive, mobility services, and shipping, caters to a varied client base including public transport companies, financial institutions, insurers, and manufacturers. The team is steered by Petra Heemskerk and Tessa Penninks. Heemskerk, a public procurement law specialist, concentrates on public transport and mobility, with experience in advising on transport concessions and tenders. Penninks provides expert advice to clients in the automotive sector, particularly regarding finance and leasing solutions. Former co-head Herman Boersen is no longer actively involved in the firm’s transport practice.

NautaDutilh’s transport division offers comprehensive legal guidance across the shipping, aviation, and transport industries, covering regulatory, corporate, commercial, and litigious matters. At the helm of the shipping and transport practice, Erik Geerling operates between London and Rotterdam, focusing on ship finance deals encompassing notarial work, leasing, restructuring, and mortgage transactions. He is supported by senior associate Maaike Heijink, who advises both lenders and borrowers in ship financing transactions. Marc Orval, leading the restructuring and insolvency group, and Kasper Krzeminski, who heads the litigation and arbitration practice, add depth to the team’s expertise.

Ploum’s extensive range of services within the transport, logistics, and trade sectors encompasses corporate affairs and insurance, as well as civil, administrative, and criminal law. The Rotterdam-based team is under the joint leadership of Jikke Biermasz, who excels in both commercial advisory and litigation, specialising in anti-dumping, transport, customs, and trade-regulatory matters; Marijn van Tuijl, with expertise representing carriers, terminals, and forwarding agents, as well as warehousing companies and their insurers, particularly in compliance and supply chain disputes; and Albert Wiggers, skilled in managing transport and logistics sector M&A transactions. The bench was further strengthened in January 2023 with the addition of Jeroen Zandt, an experienced international trade and transport litigator and ‘expert in maritime law’, who joined from Codex Mulder Advocaten.

Van Traa Advocaten’s highly regarded transportation practice tackles the full spectrum of transport law issues, encompassing logistics, aviation, and international trade, as well as shipping, offshore activities, and regulation. The practice offers extensive expertise in areas such as commodities, rail, road, maritime insurance, and sanctions. It is spearheaded by logistics expert Leendert van Hee, highly experienced in representing sea and road carriers, producers, and insurers, especially in complex dispute resolution. Vincent Pool advocates for cargo interests, logistics service providers, and insurers on road carriage, dry shipping, and rail transport issues. Robert Pessers, overseeing the aviation division, concentrates on liability and regulatory issues for major airlines and their insurers. Jolien Kruit, with her focus on dry shipping and logistics services, excels in managing incidents and claims, while Nol van Hal provides advisory and litigious support in maritime matters including shipbuilding, incidents, ship arrests, and insurance.

Clifford Chance excels in overseeing a variety of aircraft and shipping transactions, encompassing sale and leaseback agreements, transfers, sales, and registrations. Leading the group is Hein Tonnaer, a specialist in project finance, particularly in areas such as aviation, shipping, and export finance. The team’s proficiency extends across the entire transportation sector, serving diverse clientele including aircraft manufacturers, helicopter operators, ports, and shipping firms, as well as car importers, railway companies, regulatory bodies, and financiers.

Cox Ten Bruggencate Advocaten, a boutique with ‘specialist knowledge in logistics, transport, and insurance’, offers extensive experience in the transportation of goods by sea, road, air and rail, logistics operations such as warehousing and terminal activities, international trade, maritime issues like ship arrest and general average, as well as freight forwarding. Under the leadership of Carlijn ten Bruggencate and Joeri Cox, the practice excels in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution methods. Cox focuses on transport and logistics law, handling damage incidents and providing assistance with global logistics contracts. Ten Bruggencate’s practice encompasses all modes of transport, logistics, warehousing, and marine law matters.

Led by Jacqueline Bell, Dentons’s transportation practice is proficient in aviation and ship finance and provides clients guidance on lease finance, asset, and structured transactions involving aircraft, ships, and offshore vessels, as well as on trade commodity finance. The group also represents a range of clients, including banks, leasing companies, and transport operators, with leasing and tax-driven structures.

Led by Ehsan Shirzadi, the transportation finance division at Loyens & Loeff is particularly skilled in ship finance, offering comprehensive support to banks, ship owners, and operators in financing various types of vessels. As a key member of the firm’s banking and finance team, Shirzadi’s transportation finance practice includes general secured financing transactions.

Norton Rose Fulbright’s transportation group, with a specialisation in aviation and ship financing, is well versed in M&A transactions in the transport sector and caters to a diverse range of clients including ship owners, banks, export credit agencies, leasing companies, and fund lenders. Wouter Hertzberger, who steers the transportation practice and heads the banking department, is skilled in structured finance transactions, particularly in shipping. Joris Ravelli represents both Dutch and international banks and institutional investors in ship finance, while Stefanie Walthaus and Joep Duinker contribute aviation asset finance expertise to the team.

With ‘deep knowledge of aviation’, Stek is adept at supporting clients with the acquisition, leasing, sale, and financing of aircraft, helicopters, business jets, and flight simulators. Jeroen Timmermans directs the aviation team, serving a diverse clientele comprising financiers, commercial operators, helicopter and business jet owners, as well as leasing companies. Ruben Elkerbout complements the team with his expertise in aviation regulatory law, offering both litigation and advisory services.