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In coordination with the Price Cap Coalition, OFAC issued a revised Guidance on Implementation of the Price Cap Policy for Russia's Crude Oil and Petroleum Products (Price Cap Guidance) on December 20, 2023.

A U.S.-based shipping and logistics company agreed to settle OFAC charges of violating Weapons of Mass Destruction ("WMD") Proliferators Sanctions Regulations.

An arbitration tribunal awarded damages to Sino East after Kailuan International wrongfully terminated a coal shipping contract after the delivery was delayed.

&Motion sits with Crowell's Jacob Bachman to discuss design patents and their relevance to the transportation industry.

Holland & Knight welcomes Lucille L. Marvin as a partner in maritime transportation policy and newest editor of The Commission blog. With over two decades of experience spanning the Federal Maritime Commission, Surface Transportation Board, and congressional affairs, Marvin brings comprehensive expertise in maritime regulation and transportation policy to guide clients through complex legislative and regulatory challenges.

At midnight on October 1, 2024, the International Longshoremen's Association launched a labor strike that effectively shut down all ports from Maine to Texas...

On Mar. 6th, President Donald J. Trump issued, "effective immediately", a directive ordering the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation ("DFC") to act as a federal "sovereign backstop"...

The US and UK launched around 70 airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen to counter shipping attacks in the Red Sea.

A "limitation period" is the period of time within which court or arbitration proceedings must be commenced.

On June 28, 2023, Mike Gallagher (R-WI) , Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and James Comer (R-KY), Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, jointly sent a formal letter addressed to USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

Meeting in London on March 26, 2010, the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee amended the MARPOL Convention to formally establish a North American Emission Control Area ("ECA"), in which emissions of sulfur oxides ("SOx"), nitrogen oxides ("NOx") and particulate matter from ships will be subject to more stringent controls than the limits that apply globally.

In addition, OFAC published a global shipping advisory outlining practices employed by North Korea to facilitate illicit transactions in violation of sanctions.

In September, ocean shipping prices continued to normalize across Asia – US and Asia – EMEA lanes, despite the three-day strike by the ILA on the East and Gulf coasts.

The European Commission, which has responsibility for enforcing the EU's antitrust rules, announced that it has raided the offices of a number of companies active in the container liner shipping sector.

The court rejected plaintiffs' claims that they could recover for NIED based solely on their proximity and fear of contracting the disease from others with COVID-19.

As federal enforcement priorities shift and state laws continue to evolve, how are recent regulatory developments reshaping the conversation around noncompetes in the maritime industry? This discussion examines the Federal Trade Commission's move away from pursuing a broad ban in favor of case-by-case enforcement, while exploring where maritime employers are most likely to encounter legal challenges and how companies can protect proprietary information while minimizing legal risk.

On July 27 Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced wide-ranging legislation entitled the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022"...