Edward White

Senior associate

Ed is a senior associate in the marine, trade and aviation team in London. He is a dry shipping specialist who has advised and acted for owners, charterers and P&I clubs across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious contractual matters.

He has experience running international arbitrations seated in London, Singapore and Hong Kong. He also regularly represents clients in English Commercial Court proceedings. Ed regularly acts for both owners and charterers in charterparty disputes, including in relation to off-hire, demurrage, unsafe ports, speed and performance, port fines and bunker quality disputes.

I am a dry shipping specialist with a particular expertise in offshore charterparties. I provide clear, practical and commercially driven advice on a range of shipping contracts and contractual disputes, and have extensive experience of international arbitration in both Singapore and London.

Edward White, Senior associate

Ed has also advised on and acted for clients in disputes arising under bills of lading, transhipment agreements, ship management agreements, and shipbuilding contracts and sub-contracts. He has particular expertise in charterparties for offshore support vessels and regularly advises owners on the drafting and negotiation of commercial terms. Ed has worked from both the London and Singapore offices during his time with the firm. He also has spent time on secondment at an International Group P&I club in Tokyo.

Recent work highlights

Offshore project charterparties

Advising owners and drafting and negotiating contract terms for a series of long-term time charterparties for vessels engaged in an offshore construction project in northern Europe.

LNG shipbuilding dispute

Acting for shipbuilders in a dispute against the subcontractors/vendors of components for use onboard an LNG vessel under construction.

Bunker quality disputes

Advising charterers in a series of bunker quality disputes.

Chemical tanker fire

Acting for owners in connection with an explosion and subsequent fire on board a chemical tanker.

Cargo claim

Acting for owners of a tanker in connection with an engine breakdown and the subsequent delay in delivery of a crude oil cargo.