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Me Florence ROMEO, maritime law lawyer, is approached by a maritime chartering company that transported a ship purchased in Croatia to the port of Marseille.

The ship was bought in Croatia and a Croatian-speaking company insisted to the new owner to act as an intermediary with the Croatian chartering company. The new owner, who does not speak Croatian, agrees.

A type of ship is given by the Croatian company assigned as well as its weight, which determines the transportation price.

However, during the lifting of the ship and its embarkation, the measured weight of the ship does not correspond to the announced weight.

My client, the chartering company, claims the excess due under the chartering contract from the owner, who refuses during the transport and argues that it is the Croatian intermediary company that made the mistake.

As the ship was to be unloaded in Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône, I file a petition for protective seizure with the court and seize the ship upon its arrival at the dock. At the same time, I initiate a substantive procedure to obtain an enforceable title and to be able to sell the ship.

The ship will be seized and the amount owed by it, ultimately sequestered and paid to the chartering company that I represented.

Despite the distance, a foreign contract, or various difficulties within the framework of a chartering contract or a transport contract, surrounding yourself with a maritime law lawyer is essential to recover your claims and obtain a favorable outcome.

Do not hesitate, contact Maître Florence ROMEO, maritime law expert lawyer in Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône.