Co-Chair
Patrick Holloway
Co-Chair
Marco Remiorz
Maritime and Transport Law Committee
The Maritime and Transport Law Committee is one of the oldest and most established committees of the IBA, with more than 650 members worldwide.The Committee is a platform where leading maritime law professionals meet, create connections and discuss the most current legal issues in the field of maritime and transport law. The Committee arranges a number of sessions on developments in maritime and transport law at the annual conferences of the IBA. Frequent half-year seminars are held in the world’s maritime centres, and the Committee is also active in cooperating with other organisations in the maritime law area such as Comite Maritime International, International Maritime Organisation Legal Council, and maritime law societies in jurisdictions around the world.
Forthcoming conferences and webinars View All Conferences
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
04 Oct - 09 Oct 2026
Copenhagen , Denmark
Material from and Photos from Past Conferences
Mid-year conference: The new world of shipping post-Covid, 6-8 June 2022, Singapore
Please read the Keynote Address of Justice Pang Kan Chau of the Singapore Supreme Court
Maritime Book Launch - June 2022 from International Bar Association on Vimeo.
Publications
Maritime and Transport Law Committee – From the Editors – February 2026
A note from the Editors of the IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee, Sarah Gahlen and María Belén Espiñeira
Released on Feb 27, 2026
Maritime and Transport Law Committee – From the Co-Chairs – February 2026
A note from the Co-Chairs of the IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee, Patrick Holloway and Marco Remiorz.
Released on Feb 27, 2026
The sea as a way to the restoration of Ukraine: shipping logistics in wartime
The war in Ukraine has dramatically changed the country’s logistics map. It has: destroyed old routes; called into question the reliability of the infrastructure; forced businesses to look for new models of work, in some cases to build supply chains from scratch; and meant constantly having a plan B, C, and so on, ready. Shipping logistics, which before the full-scale invasion was a key to agricultural and metallurgy exports, have now plunged into a deep crisis due to the suspension of shipping in 2022. Today, when, thanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian ports are working again, it is still undergoing a painful but necessary process of transformation.
Released on Feb 27, 2026
Meet the officer: Diego de San Simón
An interview with Diego de San Simón, Website Officer of the IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee
Released on Feb 27, 2026
Subcommittees and other groups
The Maritime and Transport Law Committee also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.
- Land Transport Subcommittee
- Maritime and Transport Law Committee Advisory Board
Join us on LinkedIn
If you are a member of the Maritime and Transport Law Committee, for additional networking opportunities, programs, interviews with fellow members and tips all exclusive to members, join our LinkedIn page at: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9563016/.