Shipbuilding projects are a significant investment and it is essential that contractual terms avoid uncertainty and ambiguity. Changes in the market, technological developments and an evolving regulatory environment all have the potential to trigger issues in relation to newbuilding projects and the associated contracts.

In this publication, the Club takes a look at some of the issues that potential buyers should be aware of, as well as the legal pitfalls to be avoided when entering into newbuilding contracts.

Podcast by Jim Binner.