Maritime and Shipping
Oman’s ambition to position itself as the trade and transshipment hub of choice in the Indian Ocean has driven billions of dollars of investment into the expansion of the Sohar, Salalah and Duqm ports and free zones. The significant rise in maritime traffic and volume of goods entering Oman by sea is expected to accelerate further as the country continues to enhance its port infrastructure and adds new services and facilities for both major carriers and vessels at sea.
AMJ’s Maritime and Shipping practice has been ranked Tier 1 by The Legal 500 every year since 2012.The team brings over four decades of experience across all areas of maritime and shipping work wet and dry, contentious and non-contentious,built over the course of Oman’s development into a regional logistics centre. AMJ is the market leader in the maritime and shipping sector in Oman, having acted for four different banks on a range of ship financing and bareboat charter transactions covering more than 12 vessels in the last 2 years.
AMJ played a significant role for the Government in the formation of ASYAD, advising on the legal structuring of the new holding entity and retained by ASYAD on commercial matters.
We act for a broad range of clients, including shipowners and charterers, freight service providers, financiers, port authorities, dry-docks, freight forwarders, protection and indemnity (P&I) clubs, logistic providers and leading international law firms seeking local counsel support.
Our maritime expertise spans the full scope of Omani law and industry practice, covering ship finance, loan and leasing arrangements; shipbuilding, vessel acquisition and conversion projects; bareboat, voyage and time charterparty agreements; port operations, concessions and large‑scale infrastructure development; marine insurance, reinsurance and risk allocation; and all aspects of wet and dry shipping work, including cargo claims, collision, salvage, pollution and marine environmental compliance. We also advise extensively on regulatory frameworks, port rules and interactions with Omani maritime authorities, ensuring that clients receive clear, commercially focused guidance across every stage of their maritime operations.
AMJ’s detailed understanding of Omani maritime legislation—combined with deep sector insight and extensive experience acting for key regional and international stakeholders—enables us to deliver clear, practical and commercially driven advice in a rapidly evolving and strategically significant sector for Oman’s economy.
Our detailed knowledge of Omani maritime law, combined with our extensive experience acting for key industry players, enables us to deliver strategic, commercially focused advice in this rapidly evolving sector.