A key international measure for environmental protection that aims to stop the spread of potentially invasive aquatic species in ships’ ballast water enters into force today (8 September 2017...
Maritime
Action Item: On September 8, 2017, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) Elaine Duke granted a seven-day waiver of the Jones Act in the interest of...
The Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping (DMS) announced it has provided permission for the use of electronic oil record books (eORB) onboard Cyprus-flagged vessels.
Under MARPOL...
World Maritime Day 2017 is set to take place on 28 September, 2017 at IMO. Here is some more information on eveyrthing you need to know about it.
"Connecting Ships, Ports and People" has...
Liberian Registry & Verfavia Shipping's new agreement will allow all Liberian-flagged vessels to benefit from independent IMO DCS and EU MRV verification services
LONDON,...
The wonderful people over at Holland & Knight sent us this article about the impact Hurricane Harvey had on U.S. Fuel Supply Chains, and how it may trigger the Jones Act Waiver Request....
4 August 2017
International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) is delighted to announce that New York Finance Partner John Benson and Corporate Partner Steven Hollander have...
At IMO MEPC 70th session the amendments to the Annex V of the MARPOL Convention related to the Form of Garbage Record Book were adopted. These amendments were adopted by Resolution ...
“Singapore has ratified the WRC which will enter into force in Singapore on 8 September 2017. All Singapore-registered ships over 300 GT (except excluded ships1) are required to carry on board...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has sworn in Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby (USN, Ret.) as the Administrator of the Maritime Administration.
Prior to his appointment, Buzby served as...
