Archimedes Maritime
“Everything that floats answers to a principle.”
The maritime unit of Aquila: Turkish and Black Sea maritime counsel for shipowners, charterers, cargo interests, shipyards, ports and insurers.
What we do
Archimedes Maritime covers wet and dry shipping, shipbuilding, ports and marine logistics. Based in Istanbul with a Black Sea base in Sinop, and connected through correspondent counsel to the Chinese maritime hubs of Tianjin and Shanghai, the unit handles charter, cargo, casualty and port matters along the entire corridor between the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and the Far East.
Services
Shipping contracts
- Charter parties (time, voyage, bareboat) and COAs
- Bills of lading, cargo and freight claims
- Ship sale and purchase; registration and flagging
- Ship finance and mortgages
Shipbuilding & yards
- Newbuilding, conversion and repair contracts
- Refund guarantees and delivery disputes
- Supply and equipment agreements
Ports & logistics
- Port and terminal operation and concession agreements
- Stevedoring, agency and towage contracts
- Multimodal and corridor logistics along the Black Sea–Caspian route
Casualty & disputes
- Collision, salvage, wreck removal and pollution
- Arrest of vessels and security in Turkish ports
- Marine insurance and P&I matters
- Arbitration (LMAA, ISTAC) and Turkish admiralty litigation
Experience
- Representation of foreign shipowners and charterers in cargo, charter and arrest matters in Turkish ports
- Counsel on shipbuilding and repair contracts with Turkish and foreign yards
- Port and logistics contracting along the Black Sea coast and the Istanbul straits
- Correspondent-counsel network across Black Sea, Mediterranean and Chinese ports for round-the-clock casualty response
Approach
Maritime matters are measured in laytime and tide tables. We answer at once, at any hour, and we act from the ports themselves — Istanbul and Sinop — rather than from a distance.
Geography
Turkish ports and straits; the Black Sea (Samsun, Sinop, Varna, Constanta, Sochi, Batumi); the Mediterranean; and the Chinese maritime hubs of Tianjin and Shanghai.
Articles & Insights
Commentary, case notes and sector updates from this unit are published under Insights.