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In Kopetic v. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (April 12, 2018), Lewis Brisbois' client, a governmental entity who owns a container terminal in New York Harbor, was sued by an injured longshoreman...

J. Philip Nester, Senior Managing Associate in the firm's Transportation & Logistics Practice Group, authored a featured article in the October 2025 issue of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News...

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) strike in October 2024 sent ripples through the global shipping industry, affecting operations, logistics and supply chains worldwide.

In Bunker Holdings Ltd. v. Yang Ming Liberia Corp., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals clarified what it means to order necessaries "on the order of the owner of a person ...

he U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit recently issued a decision holding that a dispute pertaining to liability for damage caused during the salvage of a vessel could proceed in court.

Sara Kuebel and I explored when and where maritime law applies on the OCS to workers and facilities engaged in traditional oil and gas operations under the established US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit law.

As a result of the recent pandemic, maintaining the chain of supply has proven to be difficult for businesses across a wide range of industries.

Recently, the U.S. Coast Guard issued a draft advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding safety management systems to be required of domestic passenger vessels, including small...

The Second Circuit has reversed its own precedent to allow federal courts examining petitions under § 10 of the FAA to "look through" the petition to examine if there is federal jurisdiction.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation conducted a nominations hearing on Oct. 22, 2025, to consider Robert Harvey and Laura DiBella for appointment as Commissioners of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).

If the increase in sale value were allowed to be set-off, this would have caused Owners to have no recovery from Charterers.

Repeals the "Management of the Marine National Monument" section of Proclamation 9173 (Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Expansion), which appropriated the Pacific Remote Islands Marine...

The Federal Maritime Commission's (FMC) Final Rule on Demurrage and Detention (Final Rule) – released on Feb. 23, 2024, and published in the Federal Register on Feb. 26, 2024 – included an unusual deferral of a significant portion of the Final Rule.

For decades, led by our colleague Michael Cavanaugh, Holland & Knight has provided industry-leading advocacy at the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), in-depth analysis in client alerts...

This article originally appeared in the Second Quarter 2021 Benedict's Maritime Bulletin. Reprinted with permission. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients.

In the wake of the recent Ebola outbreak, President Barack Obama has met regularly with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) leadership and has held direct discussions with state and local officials concerning the administration's domestic preparedness response.

The U.S. Navy has requested nearly $580 million for fiscal year 2021 for the research and development of multiple types of autonomous vessels, which are described simply as unmanned vessels.