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Do you export your goods in an ocean-going cargo container? If so, are you ready for the SOLAS amendments that go into effect July 1? A little planning ahead of time will prevent your boxes from being left on the docks.

The U.S. regulatory agency charged with policing competition in the international liner shipping sector is undertaking a major study of the effects of abolishing liner conference competition exemptions by the European Union.

The federal Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 authorizes the U.S. Coast Guard to devise and carry out mandatory safety inspections of towing vessels.

A new level of frustration has arisen from the ocean shipper ranks during this "post-COVID" period. Shipments from Asia to the U.S. are experiencing extreme difficulties in getting their cargo delivered...

The United States restricts its domestic maritime trade, including its fisheries, to defined "United States citizens." Although maritime citizenship law is rigorous, it permits certain foreign investment

Brian Murphy was cited by the Town of Oyster Bay for shellfishing without a permit. Murphy was fishing in waters around the maritime boundary between Oyster Bay and Long Island Sound,

Winters at sea in the Northern Hemisphere are very harsh. Despite vessel owners and operators' best efforts to secure cargo and safely navigate, container vessels regularly lose containers overboard.

On March 26, 2025, the White House announced new tariffs on imported automobiles and imported automobile parts as part of section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962...

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Announces Pursuing Individuals Will be a "Top Priority" for Corporate Enforcement Actions.

Despite solid economic growth and stronger-than-expected inflation in recent months, Federal Reserve officials have maintained their outlook for potential interest-rate cuts later this year...

The AlixPartners 2024 Home Delivery Survey finds that delayed orders impact 92% of shoppers' next purchase decision and consumers expect compensation when delays happen.

Companies reliant upon the use of rail services and commercial harbor craft at California's ports should be interested in the State's.

Enterprise Products Operating v. Trafigura, A G. asks, Who should pay when a "black blob" that had "the stench of a skunk" was left behind after $27 million...

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted to approve the Modern Fish Act on Feb. 28, 2018.

As the Federal Maritime Commission's adjudicatory workload has quadrupled since 2020, its Office of Administrative Law Judges operates with minimal permanent staff and no dedicated law clerks. With demurrage and detention litigation surging and new enforcement matters on the horizon, the question emerges whether current judicial resources can sustain fair and efficient resolution of increasingly complex shipping disputes.