Profile

M. Aminul Islam Nazir is a highly experienced maritime and admiralty lawyer and claims specialist, with more than two decades of practice advising the international shipping community on Bangladesh-related matters. He is admitted to practice before the Admiralty Court of Bangladesh and is a member of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association. His work is grounded in a detailed understanding of shipping operations and dispute strategy, enabling him to advise with strategic focus and practical certainty.

Mr Nazir began his career within the maritime industry as legal counsel to a P&I correspondent firm. That early exposure provided an operational perspective that continues to shape his approach to legal problem-solving, particularly in high-risk and time-critical situations. In 2009, he established Assurance Maritime Bangladesh Limited with the objective of delivering internationally credible maritime legal and claims support within Bangladesh.

He is regularly instructed by shipowners, charterers, P&I Clubs, fixed premium facilities, insurers, traders, financial institutions and international law firms—often on matters requiring immediate intervention, cross-border coordination and close engagement with key stakeholders. His role frequently involves acting as strategic adviser, ensuring that legal measures taken in Bangladesh align with the wider dispute resolution strategy across multiple forums.

Experience

Mr Nazir’s experience spans the full range of admiralty and shipping matters encountered throughout the operational life of a vessel. He has worked in numerous vessel arrest and release proceedings before the Admiralty Court of Bangladesh, including complex cases involving large security demands, alleged wrongful arrests, surrogate-ship issues and scrap vessels. His intervention in this area combines procedural maneuvering with commercial negotiation to secure timely releases and proportionate security outcomes.

He has extensive experience advising on cargo claims, collision and contact incidents, port and terminal damage, customs and regulatory disputes and crew injury or fatality matters. He regularly leads and coordinates on-site investigations, working alongside surveyors, adjusters and technical experts to establish defensible factual records and to guide liability assessment. His advisory work for P&I Clubs and insurers covers the full spectrum of third-party liabilities, from initial incident response and evidence preservation through to settlement strategy and litigation management.

Mr Nazir also advises on charterparty and transportation disputes, including issues relating to freight, demurrage, off-hire, performance claims and the exercise of liens over cargo. He has acted in multi-jurisdictional matters involving cargo non-delivery, bunker supply and necessaries claims and has assisted clients in enforcing claims against vessels following changes of name, flag or ownership.

In addition, he has advised on ship finance enforcement, sale and purchase disputes and demolition and recycling deliveries. His practice extends to ports, terminals and marine projects, where he has supported clients on bid preparation, regulatory approvals and dispute readiness for infrastructure and offshore developments.

Credentials

M. Aminul Islam Nazir holds an LL.B. (Hons.) and an LL.M. from the University of Chittagong. He has undertaken specialist professional training in arbitration, P&I insurance, and bunker industry practice in Bangladesh, Singapore and Turkiye. He is a member of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association and the Bangladesh Bar Council, with rights of audience before the Admiralty Court of Bangladesh. He is also a member of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration.

He is Senior Legal Counsel of Assurance Maritime Bangladesh Limited. Alongside his Bangladesh-based practice, he serves as Senior Claims Consultant to the UK-based maritime consultancy C Solutions Limited and acts as the Bangladesh Partner to an international crisis response network, Navigate Response.

He contributes to legal and commercial knowledge development within the maritime sector, including through visiting lectureships in Maritime Law at the Bangladesh University of Professionals and the Marine Fisheries Academy, Bangladesh and has contributed to multiple editions of the World Bank Group’s Doing Business reports.