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In China, where the largest number of Hanjin vessels have reportedly been arrested, the Model Law has not been adopted.

The White House announced new tariffs on imports of automobiles and auto parts under Section 232.

On October 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury convened the first meeting of the Counter-Hizballah International Partnership ("CHIP")...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) might have left many vessel operators wondering how to avoid an economic sanctions ...

In late May, the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), a consortium of ocean carriers and terminal operators, filed a petition with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to obtain an antitrust exemption under the U.S. Shipping Act ...

This acquittal is a reminder to individuals and companies that automatically succumbing to the DOJ's plea-bargain process may not be the best strategy.

This morning, the Coast Guard issued a Notice in the Federal Register entitled "Mechanisms of Compliance With United States Citizenship Requirements for the Ownership of Vessels Eligible to Engage in Restricted Trades by Publicly Traded Companies."

We write to inform you of an important development in the implementation and enforcement of the Vessel General Permit requirements for certain vessels in U.S. waters.

On December 21, 2023, I published a post on the Center for California Water Resources Policy and Management's DeltaCurrents blog discussing integration of resource...

In December 2018, the Fifth Circuit in Randle v. Crosby Tugs, LLC affirmed the lower court's granting of summary judgment related to the plaintiff's claim of Jones Act negligence.

The fiscal year 2027 budget proposal released by Donald Trump includes $105 million in funding for the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Small Shipyard Grant Program...

In a much-anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court held that choice-of-law provisions in marine insurance contracts are presumptively enforceable under federal maritime law...

Double Ace Cargo, a non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC) based in Florida, has paid $165,000 in civil penalties and will self-finance independent monitoring of its business practices under two separate compromise agreements it reached with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).

The Strait of Hormuz has evolved from a shipping chokepoint into a direct threat to manufacturing operations worldwide. As vessels face mounting delays and unpredictable transit times, companies built on just-in-time precision are discovering that their contracts, insurance policies, and risk frameworks were never designed for this type of prolonged disruption.

Hot Topics in International Trade. BLG VP Marketing Bob Brewer sits down with Robert Stein, VP Braumiller Consulting Group and discusses the recent bridge collapse via the Dali at the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

For the first time in almost 50 years, nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) initiated strikes at ports across the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports...

A U.S. shipping company settled with OFAC charges for apparent violations of the Burmese Sanctions Regulations.

This month, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced a settlement with San Francisco-based food delivery service UrthBox, Inc.