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The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee ("MEPC") recently adopted amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships.

Larry Naquin was using an EBI land-based crane to relocate a test block when the pedestal of the crane snapped, causing the crane to topple over.

On March 3, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in In re M/V DG HARMONY, issued an important decision which clarifies the standard used to determine the liability of shippers and carriers transporting hazardous cargo under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA).

In September 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari brought before the Court by the Tennessee Retailers in Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Byrd.

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed a major executive order titled "Promoting Competition in the American Economy."1 The executive order targets conduct in nearly every sector of the United States economy...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) on Nov. 21, 2022, published a determination pursuant to E.O. 14071 prohibiting U.S. persons...

In the past week, the White House has launched additional salvos of sanctions against the Russian Federation in response to its continued efforts to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

The Maritime Port Authority (MPA in Singapore) is currently in the process of building the Tuas Port, which will be the biggest port in the world with a capacity of 60 million TEU's...

Maybe it is a human trait, or maybe a Washington, D.C. trait, but when confronted with a difficult problem with unpalatable solutions, there is usually an impulse to delay the moment of difficult decision by ordering a study.

U.S. legislation seeking substantially to broaden the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 could have huge repercussions for the trade of refined petroleum products to Iran for both U.S. and non-U.S. owners, charterers, and insurers.

The Coalition intends to continually review and adjust the price caps to ensure effectiveness.

The main type of "bunker" oil for ships is heavy fuel oil, derived as a residue from crude oil distillation. Crude oil contains sulphur which, following combustion in the engine...

Over two thirds (68%) of global marine industry executives believe that a lack of uniform international environmental regulations will impede the adoption of green technologies in shipping, according to a new report ...

Energy, shipping, and shipbuilding. Generally, these are the sectors of the Iranian economy that have recently come within the ambit of the existing U.S. sanctions regime against Iran.

The United States is focused on the danger to the marine environment caused by Invasive Aquatic Species ("IAS") that are transferred from other regions of the world by the shipping trade.