Speaker details

The Cape of Storms: A comparative navigation of current hot topics in maritime & transportation law

3 Mar - 5 Mar 2026

The Bay Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa

Speaker information

Corina Song

Biography

Dual qualified in Singapore and England, I am also a Senior Accredited Specialist in Maritime and Shipping Law, appointed by the Singapore Academy of Law, with a leading practice in dispute resolution. My practice includes advising on and conducting complex litigation and arbitration involving charterparties, ship sales, bills of lading, ship mortgage enforcement, trade finance and policy disputes. I also accept appointments as arbitrator and am a member of panel at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Described by clients as an “excellent litigator who is always well prepared”, with “deep experience and expertise”, “always articulate and effective” who “thinks way ahead”, “responsive and has deep subject-matter expertise on all shipping-related matters” and “practical, commercial and really an excellent advisor….she is our go-to in Singapore”, my clients include banks, commodity traders, charterers, insurers, P&I Clubs, shipowners and shipyards. I have been consistently recognised by major legal directories, including Chambers Asia-Pacific, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, and Lexology Index. In Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025, I am ranked as a Litigation Star and listed among the Top 100 Women in Litigation. I am also ranked as a Leading Individual by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and recognised as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Transport – Shipping by Lexology Index 2025.

Session

Enforcement of maritime claims

Thursday 5 March (0930 - 1100)

Co-Moderator