Stuarts Humphries proudly ranks as one of the Cayman Islands' top-tier law firms, recognised across four practice areas in the Legal500 2025 Edition , reflecting the firm's consistent excellence in Investment Funds, Corporate and Commercial,...
The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry has developed a strong reputation as an attractive quality ship registry. Stuarts' shipping and marine vessel lawyers advise on all aspects of maritime vessel registration and shipping laws in the Cayman Islands.
Our Marine and Shipping team are available to provide assistance in connection with a variety of matters relating to Cayman Islands shipping laws. These include assisting vessel owners and purchasers of ships, yachts and other vessels in registering vessels with or transferring a foreign-flagged vessel to the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry as well as advising banks, brokers, management companies and other financing institutions on the preparation and registration of mortgages and other security documentation over Cayman Islands registered vessels.
We also work closely with Cayman Maritime & Aviation City which enables businesses within the shipping and maritime industries to set up a physical presence in the Cayman Islands and avail of the mutiple benefits offered by the Cayman Islands as an offshore jurisdiction.
We have extensive experience advising financiers, vessel owners, brokers and management companies on a broad range of shipping transactions, and regulation in connection with:
- Vessel registration
- Vessel sale and purchase
- Vessel finance, mortgage registration and enforcement
- Strategic structuring advice (including set up of a Cayman Islands company as a joint ventures or partnerships)
- Vessel arrest and detention
- Crew contracts and employment matters including Maritime Labour Convention
- Cayman Islands special economic zone companies – Maritime Services Park
