Shanen Nanoo
Associate Director
+65 6950 4213
Areas of Practice
Shipping & Admiralty
Marine Insurance
International Arbitration
Commercial Litigation
Commodities & International Trade
Admissions
Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore
Qualifications
LL.B. (Honours), University of Southampton
Shanen is an Associate Director in the firm's shipping and admiralty practice. His practice revolves around contentious wet and dry shipping work, and he handles a wide range of shipping litigation and arbitration matters, with a growing specialisation in bulk / container liner casualty, marine insurance and bill of lading work.
His primary focus involves advising clients on the full spectrum of charterparty, bills of lading, shipbuilding, commodities, casualty and marine insurance disputes. He regularly acts for shipowners, shipbuilders, container lines, P&I Clubs and H&M insurers on a variety of shipping and trade matters.
Beyond the maritime sphere, Shanen's contentious practice extends to complex commercial disputes, employment and general insurance work. On the non-contentious front, he is also engaged in advisory, insolvency and regulatory work.
Shanen has appeared as counsel across all levels of the Singapore Courts and maintains an active arbitration practice. He is well versed in both domestic and international arbitrations conducted under the auspices of the major arbitral institutions, including SIAC, LMAA, SCMA, ICC and HKIAC.
Clients have described Shanen as having “the ability to cut the crux of a matter, which gives him an edge in finding the silver bullet for clients who want a swift, favourable, commercial resolution of a matter” and as a lawyer who “is approachable, knows his stuff and offers a clear presentation and framework to solutions or proposals”.
In his free time, Shanen enjoys hitting the gym and playing a good game of football. He is a proud supporter of Manchester United Football Club.
Work Highlights
Acting for the successful vessel operator in Berard v Tidewater Offshore Operations [2026] SGHCR 2, striking out a negligence claim arising from an offshore casualty.
Acted for a prominent national container shipping line defending claims made against it by partners / cargo claimants following a Vessel fire. Claim value in excess of US$35 million. Matter was eventually settled amicably.
Acted for an energy trading company in a arbitration arising from the alleged sale and delivery of approximately 1.47 million barrels of crude oil, with claims exceeding US$95 million. The dispute engaged complex issues at the intersection of international commodities trading and shipping law, including passing of title under FOB sale terms, retention-of-title clauses, alleged misrepresentation as to cargo origin, international sanctions compliance, ship-to-ship transfer operations, and the validity of bills of lading. The matter also involved a substantial counterclaim and related cross-border proceedings, including vessel arrest and Mareva injunction applications.
Acted for a prominent international container shipping line and vessel operator in defending claims made against it by dependants of crew following a major fire incident on board the Vessel.
Acted for a prominent national carrier in defending claims made against it by partners / cargo claimants following a long 6-month detention by Indonesian Authorities, resulting in a good outcome for carriers where no claims had to be paid out.
Acted for a large commodities company in an action against various entities for unlawful means conspiracy following an email hack causing the client’s bank to disburse sums to fraudsters’ accounts. Successfully obtained a mareva injunction freezing the assets of the fraudsters. Claim value exceeded $20m.
Acted / Advised a prominent shipping line in respect of its rights under the NYPE form against its charterer following an engine breakdown (involved off-hire issues, NYPE Interclub Agreement Cargo Claims , seaworthiness, speed and performance and other claims).
Acted / Advised a prominent container shipping line in defending cargo claims / partner claims arising out of an incident in which containers fell overboard the Vessel in bad weather leading to loss of cargo / containers.
Acted / Advised a prominent international container shipping line in defending cargo claims / partner claims arising from a fire caused by mis declared cargo.
Advised a reinsurer on a CTL claim worth millions following a major Vessel fire in Sri Lanka.