Johan Wong
Partner
Sectors
Shipping
Johan heads up the firm’s Singapore office. He is a partner in the marine, trade and aviation team, and the primary contact for the Singapore emergency response team. Johan has extensive experience of investigating collisions, groundings, fires and total loss claims, and dealing with the full range of issues, including salvage, oil pollution, general average, limitation and forum shopping battles arising from maritime casualties.
Aside from casualty-related work, Johan advises regularly on dry shipping matters relating to contracts of carriage and coverage issues, including misdelivery claims, charterparty issues and marine policy disputes. He has substantial experience handling arbitration proceedings in Singapore, Hong Kong and London, and he regularly receives instructions from container lines, dry bulk and tanker owners as well as charterers, P&I clubs and H&M insurers.
I enjoy the challenge of problem solving. Whether it is a complicated jurisdictional battle or a tricky contractual dispute, my goal is to work out the best solution for the client in each case. I am passionate about building relationships on trust and clear communication.
Johan has been highlighted by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Chambers Asia and Chambers Global and is ‘praised by interviewees for his ability to work across various jurisdictions and legal cultures’. Clients have also commented that ‘he manages his cases in an exemplary fashion, fights hard and does it with respect and vigour’.
Recent work highlights
Fire on board
Collision
Wreckhire contract
Allision
What people are saying
Johan Wong is an established shipping lawyer in Singapore… best known for his work on wet shipping matters, assisting P&I clubs and shipping companies with collisions, ship damage and fires.
His advice is very detailed and easy to follow. I like working with Johan – his follow-ups are really nice and hospitable, and if I ring him he gets back to me quickly.
Johan Wong leads the team and handles a broad range of issues concerning salvage, oil pollution, limitation and forum shopping battles arising from maritime casualties.
Johan Wong is a very experienced shipping litigator.
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