The shipping team of global law firm HFW recently assisted Abu Dhabi Ports in its purchase of the bulk carrier, Niki, which is to be converted to provide bulk cargo transshipment services in the UAE. HFW also provided completion services to all parties on the transaction, which was closed remotely via video conference due to Covid-19.
Participants logged in from 11 different locations in Greece and Abu Dhabi, and all documents were signed electronically, presented and exchanged by video and email. The HFW team was led in Piraeus by Kalliopi Karaiskaki and included Anna Papadopoulou, Ben Partridge and Lila Zerva.
