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The United States Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under which foreign unlicensed Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) will be allowed to register with the Commission and begin using Negotiated Rate Agreements (NRAs) with their shippers.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed a district court's partial grant of summary judgment holding a Master Services Contract ("MSC") was governed by Louisiana...

The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will reconsider en banc a decision allowing recovery of punitive damages in vessel unseaworthiness cases.

June 30, 2025, marked Chairman Louis Sola's final day at the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), concluding more than six years of service with the agency.

On June 6, 2018, the Federal Maritime Commission voted unanimously (3-0) to approve significant changes that will relieve regulatory burdens on Ocean Transportation Intermediaries and simplify...

A new generation of online businesses wants to cut the transportation middleman out of the warehousing and distribution equation.

In response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Congress enacted the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) published its Buy America Request for Information on March 3 seeking stakeholder input on the availability of domestically manufactured ship components...

The Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit has decided that a floating riverboat casino is not a vessel within the meaning of the general maritime law, and that an employee ...

The convenience of e-commerce and near-instant gratification for shoppers to get same-day or next-day deliveries for their purchases comes at a cost.

In light of the challenges faced by U.S. shipping interests, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 ("OSRA 2022") amended various statutory provisions of the Shipping Act of 1984...

Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) are set to resume this week – just days before a January 15, 2025...

The Lookout provides readers with a snapshot of some important developments in maritime law and the maritime industry that are being monitored by the Admiralty, Maritime & Energy Litigation Practice at Lewis Brisbois.

Industry leaders discuss the critical relationship between shipyard capacity and market demand, examining how recent Jones Act waivers have created uncertainty in vessel construction investment. The conversation reveals how policy decisions ripple through the maritime supply chain, affecting workforce development and national security interests.

On October 16, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a case entitled “The Shipping Corporation of India v. Jaldhi Overseas Pte Ltd.” filed under Case No. 08-3477-cv, held that electronic fund transfers (“EFTs”) being processed by an intermediary bank are not property subject to attachment under Rule B, and with the consent of all active judges of the Second Circuit, overruled “Winter Storm Shipping, Ltd. v. TPI”, 310 F.3d 263 (2nd Cir. 2002) and all of its progeny.

Today, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on the circuit split over whether freight broker tort claims are preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act ("FAAAA")...

On March 30, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co. decision, which resolved the meaning of the "safe berth"...