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Modifies several existing marine national monument proclamations to remove monument-based prohibitions on commercial fishing in designated areas of the Pacific Ocean, including portions of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument.

The Department of State (DOS) has implemented a new visa restriction policy that "targets owners, executives, and senior officials of charter flight...

Recent changes to the Export Administration Regulations require U.S. exporters to now file Electronic Export Information (EEI)

Efforts to address cybersecurity in the maritime port environment have been "limited" and generally have not identified or addressed potential maritime cyber-related threats.

Maritime Partner Chris Nolan moderated a panel at the ABA TIPS Admiralty & Maritime Law Committee meeting.

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), on behalf of the Ocean Policy Committee (OPC), recently announced that the Biden Administration...

On October 1, 2024, the US Coast Guard issued Policy Letter 23-05 to provide clarification on the video and audio surveillance requirements of the Safer Seas Act...

In the March 4, 2013 Federal Register, the Coast Guard issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, entitled "Vessel Documentation Renewal Fees."

The authors cite the Washington Supreme Court as the first to consider whether punitive damages are available to seafarers for violation of the doctrine of seaworthiness.

On July 30, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a workshop to engage stakeholders in a discussion surrounding the development of a study of the economic impacts...

The FY27 National Defense Authorization Act proposes the most comprehensive overhaul of federal maritime law in decades, fundamentally reshaping shipbuilding frameworks, cargo preference requirements, and Jones Act provisions. Liskow attorneys Leon Rittenberg III and Kevin Naccari provide expert analysis on how these sweeping changes will impact the maritime industry and federal regulatory landscape.

Recent developments have significantly influenced container shipping rates and port congestion from China to both the U.S. West Coast (US WC) and East Coast (US EC).

Alice Colarossi and Julia Norsetter discuss how the Jones Act poses challenges for the development of offshore wind projects in the U.S.

The Safer Seas Act was passed and enacted into law in December 2022 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The Act includes many changes for the maritime industry...

On January 17, 2025, the US Coast Guard published a final rule titled "Cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System," setting a baseline for cybersecurity standards.

Damages Recoverable in Maritime Matters (2d ed. 2019); General Committee on Admiralty & Maritime Law, Torts and Insurance

Michael Lowry (Partner-Las Vegas) co-authored "Seeking Higher Ground: When does the common carrier standard of care actually apply?"