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Fleet Hamburg. At your side, when it comes to German and English law.

We identify ourselves with your team, your markets and your business, and are committed to help you reach your goals. Personal commitment, professionalism and accountability. These are our objectives and what drives us. We have your interests at heart, and use our expertise in German and English law together with our market knowhow to give you the best legal support you need.

"One of the best commercial law firms in Germany in Transport and Maritime law".

Top-Tier Firm 2026. "Very good commercial understanding, very efficient."

Chambers Top Ranked Germany 2026 "They are very quick in making themselves familiar with complicated matters."

Expertise and Industry Sectors

Our focus is on all industries involved with commercial shipping, transport, logistics, engineering, energy and offshore, trade, and insurance. Our expertise covers all aspects of English and German commercial law, from transport and insurance law to corporate, insolvency and employment law.

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Insights

Legal 500 2026 & Chambers Germany Guide 2026

FLEET Hamburg has once again been recognised as a Top-Tier/Band One law firm in Maritime Law and Shipping by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.

Security is not enough: Court of Appeal considers the Hague-Visby time bar and deck cargo

Pedregal Maritime SA v Batavia Eximp & Contracting (S) Pte Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 1158

Does arresting a vessel and obtaining security within the Hague Visby one-year time limit amount to bringing “suit”? And where only part of a cargo is carried on deck, how precisely must that cargo be identified in the bill of lading?

Offshore News

The need for residence permits for third-country nationals for offshore construction projects within German territorial waters has become a compliance issue for companies.

We stand beside you.

Fleet Hamburg is a partnership of lawyers admitted in England and Germany. Our relationship with our clients is also a partnership – we approach each set of instructions as your partner, ready to fully commit ourselves to your interests. Excellent legal know-how is the basis of our service; add to that our knowledge of the industry and markets, and we help you overcome everyday as well as extraordinary challenges, and identify not only risks but also opportunities, so that you can successfully exploit your economic potential.

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