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RCD offers comprehensive advice to clients in the transport industry, both on a national and international level

Our experience covers the entire transport industry, including maritime and port, air, and rail. We have been involved in a variety of transactions and have extensive expertise advising on the challenges faced by companies in this sector.

Our team is made up of professionals from different areas of the firm (Corporate and M&A, Tax, Banking & Finance, Labour, and Dispute Resolution) with considerable experience advising on matters related to the transport industry.

We provide comprehensive advice to companies in the sector. In addition to legal services relating to the traditional branches of law, we also provide the following services:

Aviation

Contractual aspects:

  • Aircraft purchase/lease agreements between manufacturers, lessors, and Spanish operators
  • Aircraft Storage Agreements with airports/hangars
  • Financing contracts for the acquisition/operation of aircraft
  • Drafting of legal opinions on bonds and guarantees in Spain
  • Implementation of fleet optimisation systems using AI

    • Regulatory and administrative aspects:

    • Assistance with obtaining AOC/Operating Licences (the regulatory, not technical, aspects)
    • Registration of aircraft in Registers (Movable Property and Aircraft Registration)
    • Review of bilateral agreements between States for passenger transport
    • Advice on administrative proceedings/investigations initiated by AESA (the Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency) against airlines

      • Focus on drones:

      • Advice for drone operators on regulatory matters / operations / insurance and operational permits/authorisations
      • Advice for (local) bodies of public administration on the feasibility of implementing a municipal ordinance regulating the use of drones in the municipality and the limits of local competence

        • Maritime

        Contractual aspects:

        • Shipbuilding contracts
        • Operation contracts
        • Financing contracts for the acquisition/operation of vessels
        • Berth leasing contracts

          • Regulatory and administrative aspects:

          • Process of obtaining authorisation as an Authorised Economic Operator in the EU
          • Registration of shipping companies and vessels in Registers (Movable Property and Administrative Register of Ships -ordinary and special (REBECA))

            • Procedural aspects:

            • Maritime law

              • Road and new modality

              Contractual aspects:

              • Advice on collaboration agreements for R&D projects
              • Drafting and revision of road transport contracts

                • Regulatory and administrative aspects:

                • Advice on mobility and urban transport tenders
                • Operational platforms for multi-modal mobility software (on-demand mobility, public transport and micromobility)

                  • Procedural aspects:

                  • Advice on claims related to loss, damage, destruction of cargo, pursuing direct action and, in general, on any claim that could arise from an incident with a client or supplier in relation to transport