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On August 28, 2025, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2790 (2025), renewing United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon's (UNIFIL) mandate for a final time through December 31, 2026...

Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code is a relatively recent addition to the American bankruptcy statute.

On November 19, 2012, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) unanimously1 finally resolved a multi-year maritime boundary dispute between Nicaragua and Colombia, establishing a single maritime boundary.

The Coast Guard issued a final rule on April 28, 2009 that requires each crewmember on a foreign flag commercial vessel en route to the U.S., or on a U.S. flag commercial vessel coming from a foreign port or place to the U.S., to carry and present acceptable identification when in the navigable waters of the United States (i.e. internal waters and within 12 miles of the shoreline).

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comments on draft guidance intended to assist shipowners in assessing the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls present on their U.S.-flag vessels when seeking the Maritime Administration’s approval for the reflagging of those vessels for continued use or their sale for scrapping abroad.

In August, a panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the time charterer of a bulk carrier, did not exercise operational control over the vessel to be deemed either...

The Federal Maritime Commission ("FMC") is an independent agency of the United States Government. The FMC is "responsible for regulating the U.S. international ocean transportation...

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has published a series of proposed rule changes covering licensing

The global bulk chemical shipping industry relies on chemical transportation depots to be responsive to market demands by temporarily holding trailers and containers of chemical products...

On November 15, 2021, the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) made public allegations that a foreign vessel had violated U.S. coastwise law (popularly referred to as the "Jones Act") and offshore manning laws.

Uncertainty is rising among U.S. shippers as they brace for potential disruptions in 2025, including new tariffs from Trump's anticipated trade policies and a possible International Longshoremen's Association (ILA)...

The commercial nuclear maritime industry is experiencing a renaissance as governments, classification societies, and private companies align to address technical, regulatory...

The South China Sea has historically been an area of competing maritime claims as well as a key area for international shipping, currently carrying more than half the world's international trade.

The Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972 (the "London Convention") is an international treaty spearheaded by The International Maritime Organization...

The global COVID-19 pandemic that has affected all of our lives since March of 2020 has had significant operational impacts on the international ocean supply chain...

The federal district judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill issued long-awaited rulings as to liability.