Category: Legal
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Department of Labor says new guidance on LHWCA will help cut costs for maritime
Department of Labor says new guidance on LHWCA will help cut costs for maritime The U.S. Department of Labor has published new guidance for calculating the amount of securitization required by insurers writing policies under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA). The department says this will lower the cost of doing business for…
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OFAC targets nine more Iranian shadow fleet vessels
OFAC targets nine more Iranian shadow fleet vessels Citing “the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on peaceful protestors and its complete shutdown of internet access to conceal its abuses,” against the Iranian people, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is increasing pressure on the regime’s shadow fleet. OFAC is targeting…
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AMP applauds U.S. District Court dismissal of case challenging the Jones Act
AMP applauds U.S. District Court dismissal of case challenging the Jones Act The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the U.S. domestic maritime industry, is applauded a U.S. district court decision dismissing a challenge to the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the Jones Act, which ensures vessels transporting cargo from point…
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Battle against latest U.S. offshore wind pause reaches courts
Battle against latest U.S. offshore wind pause reaches courts Inevitably, offshore wind developers are looking to the courts to overturn the pause imposed by the Department of the Interior on Dec. 22, 2025 on the leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States, citing “national security risks identified by the…
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Judge grants injunction allowing Revolution Wind to resume construction
Judge grants injunction allowing Revolution Wind to resume construction The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today granted the preliminary injunction sought by Ørsted’s Revolution Wind regarding the BOEM stop-work order imposed in August. The injunction allows Revolution Wind, LLC to restart impacted activities while the underlying lawsuit challenging the stop-work order progresses.…
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IUMI: Marine insurers must play a role in eradicating sexual misconduct at sea
IUMI: Marine insurers must play a role in eradicating sexual misconduct at sea Marine insurers must take an active role in eradicating sexual misconduct at sea, delegates at the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) annual conference in Singapore heard today. Moderating the Legal & Liability Workshop, Charles Fernandez of Canopius Insurance, chair of the…
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FMC opens investigation into flagging practices
FMC opens investigation into flagging practices The Federal Maritime Commission is conducting an investigation to examine whether the vessel flagging laws, regulations, or practices of certain foreign governments create unfavorable shipping conditions in the foreign trade of the United States. The Commission is concerned about the conditions created by the wide and uneven range of…
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NTSB calls for risk evaluations of 68 U.S. bridges for vessel strikes
NTSB calls for risk evaluations of 68 U.S. bridges for vessel strikes The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended March 20 that 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states conduct a vulnerability assessment to determine the risk of bridge collapse from a vessel collision, part of the ongoing investigation into the collapse of the Francis Scott…
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Boom! A systematic approach to maritime risks
Boom! A systematic approach to maritime risks By Luis Llamas and Thomas “Buddy” Bardenwerper, Jones Walker LLP Maritime Practice Group The bilge alarm is sounding. Smoke is billowing. Oil is spreading. A lot needs to happen in these critical, heart-pounding moments; coming up with an emergency response plan shouldn’t be one of them. Operating a…
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Op-Ed: Complying with Coast Guard’s final rule on cybersecurity
Op-Ed: Complying with Coast Guard’s final rule on cybersecurity By Jim Kearns and Andy Lee, Jones Walker LLP On January 17, the U.S. Coast Guard released a final rule on cybersecurity in the U.S. marine transportation system. The rule establishes cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flag vessels, facilities, and Outer Continental Shelf facilities that are regulated under…
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TTB 2025: Navigating new employment law changes in the Trump era
TTB 2025: Navigating new employment law changes in the Trump era Kathlyn Perez, founder of New Orleans-based Perez Law LLC, will deliver a comprehensive presentation on the evolving landscape of federal employment law at Marine Log’s TTB 2025 conference in Mobile, Ala., on March 25-26. In light of the recent changes in the priorities of…
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Eurobulk must pay $1.125M criminal fine in pollution case
Eurobulk must pay $1.125M criminal fine in pollution case U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos has ordered Athens-headquartered Eurobulk Ltd to pay a criminal fine of $1.125 million after the company pleaded guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and falsification of records. Eurobulk admitted to violating APPS in April 2023…
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DOJ: Bollinger agrees to pay $1,025,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations
DOJ: Bollinger agrees to pay $1,025,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations The U.S. Department of Justice reports that Bollinger Shipyards LLC has agreed to pay $1,025,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing the U.S. Coast Guard for labor provided by workers who were not eligible to work…