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VIDEO · 17 JANUARY 2018

Autonomous Vessels (Maritime Law Seminar) (Video)

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Robin Squires, Colin Clark (Lloyds Register Applied Technology Group) & Leanne O'Loughlin (Charles Taylor P&I Management Inc.)

BLG's Annual Maritime Law Seminar was held on December 1, 2017 in Montréal. Topics covered include 'Cybersecurity in the Maritime Industry', 'Autonomous Vessels' and the 'Effect of Canada/EU Free Trade Agreement on the Cabotage Trade'.


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