Co-Chair
Henrik Hagberg
Co-Chair
Ulla
Von Weissenberg
Maritime and Transport Law Committee
The Maritime and Transport Law Committee has a tradition of being the platform where leading maritime law professionals meet, create connections and discuss the most current legal issues in the field of maritime and transport law.
About the Committee
The Maritime and Transport Law Committee is one of the oldest and most established committees of the IBA. Formerly known as Committee A, it has more than 650 members worldwide.
The committee has a tradition of being the platform where leading maritime law professionals meet, create connections and discuss the most current legal issues in the field of maritime and transport law.
The committee has a tradition of being the platform where leading maritime law professionals meet, create connections and discuss the most current legal issues in the field of maritime and transport law.
The committee arranges a number of sessions on developments in maritime and transport law at the annual conferences of the IBA. Frequent half-year seminars are held in the world’s maritime centres, and the committee is also active in cooperating with other organisations in the maritime law area such as Comite Maritime International, International Maritime Organization Legal Council, and maritime law societies in jurisdictions around the world.
The committee works for and supports the unification of maritime and transport law on a worldwide basis.
The committee enables members to:
- increase knowledge of maritime and transport issues throughout the world;
- improve client advice;
- meet fellow practitioners face-to-face; and
- become well-known to other competent specialists.
The Committee works with the Aviation Law Committee to form the Maritime and Aviation Law Section.
Material from and Photos from Past Conferences
Mid-year conference: The new world of shipping post-Covid, 6-8 June 2022, Singapore
Please read the Keynote Address of Justice Pang Kan Chau of the Singapore Supreme Court
Maritime Book Launch - June 2022 from International Bar Association on Vimeo.
Publications
Maritime and Transport Law Committee – From the Co-Chairs – August 2024
A note from the Co-Chairs of the IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee, Ulla von Weissenberg and Henrik Hagberg.
Released on Aug 19, 2024
Maritime and Transport Law Committee – From the Editors – August 2024
Note from the Editors of the IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee, Jim Bercaw and Müge Anber-Kontakis.
Released on Aug 19, 2024
Meet the Officer: Tom Belknap
An interview with Tom Belknap, Co-Vice Chair of the IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee and a partner at Blank Rome, New York.
Released on Aug 19, 2024
Navigating the EU ETS Regulation in Denmark
On 1 January 2024, shipping was included into the existing Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) regulation – also known as the ‘cap and trade’ system. This article provides an overview of the most important aspects and insight into how the regulation will be administered in Denmark.
Released on Aug 19, 2024
Subcommittees and other groups
The Maritime and Transport Law Committee also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.
- Land Transport Subcommittee
- Maritime and Transport Law Committee Advisory Board
Join us on LinkedIn
If you are a member of the Maritime and Transport Law Committee, for additional networking opportunities, programs, interviews with fellow members and tips all exclusive to members, join our LinkedIn page at: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9563016/.