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After a booming 2023, the U.S. economy is experiencing a gradual slowdown. Companies are hiring fewer workers, consumer spending has decreased, and the housing market...

The maritime industry may be one of the oldest in the world, but in-depth reports issued by GAO and ENISA confirm that our industry is susceptible to cyber­security risks.

Many states prohibit or limit expressed indemnity obligations in an offshore service contract.

The location or situs of an injury does not demand that maritime law apply to indemnity clauses in an offshore service contract where the contract is platform centric.

Motor carrier requirements for lawful qualified drivers are under review across the industry following a new FMCSA Interim Final Rule on CDL standards.

An Executive Order issued by the White House on April 13, 2010, blocks certain named individuals—identified by the U.S. government as contributors to instability in Somalia—from receiving any contributions or other property interests from the United States, or from U.S. persons.

We recently returned from an eye-opening 2023 TPM conference in Long Beach, Calif. The annual event brings together cargo shipping's major players to discuss trends, negotiate contracts, and peer into the crystal ball.

Concluding its Section 301 Investigation into "China's Targeting the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors," the United States Trade Representative (USTR)...

The scenario is common enough: an owner voyage-charters its bulk cargo vessel to a charterer to load a cargo of, say, wheat, for carriage from Point A to Point B. En route, the vessel suffers serious mechanical problems resulting in a long delay in the delivery of the cargo.

We have seen how shipping disruption can affect several key aspects of our daily lives. The pandemic severely distorted market dynamics in the 2020-2022 period and shippers must address...

As A&M PEPI US monitors the implications of the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, we are working with clients to address...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") issued a significant decision on December 19, 2019, which will substantially alter how certain operations

U.S. Customs and Border Protection clarified further the permissible foreign vessel scope of work for offshore wind cable installation in rulings issued on June 30, 2022 and September 2, 2022.

U.S. law stemming from the need for the United States to control vessels in World War I provides vessels must be owned by a “citizen of the United States” to be U.S. registered and fly the U.S. flag.

On October 3, 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard published Change 1 to CVC Policy Letter 23-05 — Guidance on Surveillance Requirements for Certain Commercial Vessels That Do Not Carry Passengers (CVC-PL-23-05-CH01).

The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism ("C-TPAT") is a voluntary supply chain security program that extends benefits to industry members in exchange for satisfaction of minimum security requirements.