Practice areas
Since its establishment Siccardi Bregante & C. has offered a wide range of shipping law services, both contentious and non-contentious. The experience accrued in this field and the in-depth knowledge of the market allows us to offer Clients, which include shipowners, charterers, shipyards, underwriters, banks or other players, a competent, specialised and dedicated service.
With the aim of constantly addressing any specific new or changed requirements of our Clients through a constant process of study and update, we have expanded our practice to matters related to shipping law, such as air, road and railway transport, logistics, non-marine insurance, industrial certification, national and transboundary insolvency procedures.
THE FIRM
For more than forty years, taking advantage of the continuous and constant updating of our professional knowledge, we have stepped forward as a reference point for all players who – in shipping and related matters – seek quality assistance for the pragmatic solution of their legal needs.
Over time we have strengthened our resources, joining together with the most experienced partners a new generation of lawyers, who have contributed to improve the practice of our Firm not only by their professional knowledge but also bringing new ideas when facing the challenges of a continuously developing market.
09-07-2025
Ship-recycling - Assagenti Newsletter
On June Assagenti Newsletter Avv. Alberto Bregante comments on practical implications resulting from the entry into force on June 26th of the IMO Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships entailing new burdens and obligations for the parties addressed in the Convention, i.e. ship-owners, ship-building and ship-recycling yards as well as national authorities of flag States, port States and Recycling states and effective enforcement of the Convention sought through periodic ship inspections, introduction of certain certifications - such as the Inventory of Hazardous Materials, the Ship Recycling Plan and the International Certificate of Fitness for Recycling. Although the entry into force of the Convention represents a crucial step for the shipping and dismantling industry, there are still some issues that needs to be specifically addressed such as the necessary coordination of the Hong Kong Convention with the 1989 Basel Convention on Transboundary Movements of Waste as well as with the relevant EU legislation, namely Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013.
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