Maritime Law, Administrative Law

Proposed Rule Would Regulate U.S. Navy's Impact On Marine Mammals

by Erik Beck | Nossaman LLP on 2/5/2013

On January 31, 2013, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a proposed rule to regulate the impact of United States Navy exercises on marine mammals. The rule would affect areas off the Southern California,...more

TRANSACTIONAL: Corporate/London: Maritime Boundaries: UNCLOS and disputes over the right to explore and develop offshore reserves...

by King & Spalding on 1/17/2013

Despite the 1982 United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) providing nations with a 200 mile offshore area (an “Exclusive Economic Zone) for exploiting maritime reserves, international waters remain...more

New FMC Commissioner Could Lead to Continuing Reforms of U.S. International Ocean Transportation System

by Ashley Craig, David Dickman, Elizabeth Lowe | Venable LLP on 1/8/2013

On Tuesday, the United States Senate confirmed William P. Doyle, of Pennsylvania, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2013. Commissioner Doyle joins Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr., Michael...more

The Delightfully Brief, Pithy and Wholly Idiosyncratic Video Newsletter - January 2013, Vol. 1, Edition 1

by John A. C. Cartner on 1/3/2013

A Billion Here or There - Now that the President has another four years and the budget chasm is before the country. The so-called fiscal cliff comes. Of the many ways to save money, the Congress has chosen the meat...more

District Court Allows Action For ESA Violations To Proceed Regarding Naval Operations Off The Atlantic Coast

by Paul Weiland | Nossaman LLP on 12/28/2012

On December 26, 2012, in Strahan v. Roughead, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied a motion brought by federal defendants to dismiss as moot plaintiffs’ claims that the Navy is operating...more

Legal Definition Of A Vessel: That Certain Unnamed Gray, Two-Story Vessel Before S.C.O.T.U.S. — Part 2

by Joseph A. Devall, Jr. | King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC on 12/11/2012

The very question of what makes a structure a “vessel” under Section 3 of the Rules of Construction Act, 1 U.S.C. §3 is before the United States Supreme Court in City of Riviera Beach v. That Certain Unnamed Gray, Two-Story...more

A Guide to Ship Registration in Panama

by Ismael Gerli | Michael Diaz Jr. - Diaz Reus International... on 12/6/2012

Panama is one of the most widely chosen jurisdictions for ship registration due to the ease of registration and low registration fees as compared with many other countries. Panama offers registrants a low-tax offshore...more

Legal Definition of a Vessel: That Certain Unnamed Gray, Two-Story Vessel Before S.C.O.T.U.S. — Part 1

by Joseph A. Devall, Jr. | King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC on 11/14/2012

A feisty dachsund and its owner, Fane Lozman, have stirred up troubled waters regarding the definition of a “vessel” in City of Riviera Beach v. That Certain Unnamed Gray, Two-Story Vessel Approximately Fifty-Seven Feet in...more

The Costs of Delayed Crew Reporting

by Nathan Cecil on 10/30/2012

This article is a reminder to all operators of ships trading to Australia about the requirement to report crew and passengers to Customs at least 96 hours before arrival in the first Australian port of call, or face...more

Port State Control Detention Over Two Hour Temporary Defect Upheld

by Nathan Cecil on 8/16/2012

In a decision handed down last week, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal upheld a PortState Control decision to detain a ship for a defect which was rectified within approximately two hours of the inspection. Whilst the...more

The Fortnightly Delightfully Brief, Pithy And Wholly Idiosyncratic Newsletter - July 1, 2012, Volume 1, Edition 12

by John A. C. Cartner on 7/11/2012

In This Issue: - Define 'Safe'... - The TSA Big TWIC Lie - Circle The Drain - Urgings Excerpt from "Define 'Safe'... Delightfully Brief. The dog days of summer are upon Washington early -- even without...more

Not Quite the DREAM Act for Military DREAMers

by Lane Powell PC - Immigration Law on 6/20/2012

On Friday, June 15, 2012, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano issued a Memorandum stating that DHS would shortly grant a temporary immigration status called “deferred action” to certain young people who were...more

European Union May Adopt More Stringent Sulfur Content Limits for Marine Fuels

by K&L Gates LLP on 6/14/2012

On May 23, 2012, the European Union (EU) announced that an agreement in principle (strictly, a "compromise proposal") had been reached by the two arms of the EU legislature (the Council of the EU and the European Parliament)...more

The Fortnightly Delightfully Brief, Pithy And Wholly Idiosyncratic Newsletter - June 1, 2012, Volume 1, Edition 10

by John A. C. Cartner on 6/8/2012

In This Issue: - Whose Driving This Thing? - The Inevitable Fate of a Seafarer - TSA: A Useless Agency - Urgings Excerpt from Whose Driving This Thing? Delightfully Brief It is my sense that the...more

A Citizen of a State, under Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution, can get a Passport

by Dan Goodman on 5/11/2012

Discover that before the Fourteenth Amendment, a citizen of a State was recognized under international law with the nationality of a citizen of the United States. A citizen of the United States was also a citizen of the...more

The Fortnightly Delightfully Brief, Pithy And Wholly Idiosyncratic Newsletter - May 2012: Vol. 1, Ed. 8

by John A. C. Cartner on 5/9/2012

In This Issue: - Help or Hindrance: - ECDIS In Charge? - ECDIS: The Demand or The Supply? - Urgings Excerpt from Help or Hindrance Delightfully Brief The current cause de jour is ECDIS. While there...more

Sailing by Looking in the Rearview Mirror: EPA's Unreasonable Deferral of Ballast-Water Regulation to a Now Ineffective Coast...

by Fenwick & West LLP on 4/18/2012

Major structural changes in government since national security became a dominant priority threaten to undermine regulatory protections of the nation's environment. One troubling environmental threat is the introduction of...more

Riding the Wave: Confronting Jurisdictional and Regulatory Barriers to Ocean Energy Development

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/15/2011

Wave energy conversion (WEC) is a burgeoning form of hydrokinetic power which takes advantage of energy carried by ocean waves to generate electricity. The global energy potential from ocean energy resources is truly...more

August 16, 2011 - The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News

by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 8/16/2011

The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News discusses current OFAC SDN issues written by a OFAC SDN Removal Lawyer....more

August 11, 2011 - The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News

by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 8/11/2011

The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News discusses current OFAC SDN issues written by a OFAC SDN Removal Lawyer....more

August 10, 2011 - The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News

by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 8/10/2011

The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News discusses current OFAC SDN issues written by a OFAC SDN Removal Lawyer....more

DIREITO PORTUÁRIO (ADUANEIRO) SANCIONADOR

by Luciano Alencar on 6/11/2011

Presentation about some of the penalties existing in Brazilian Law against the port operators....more

Weekly Law Resume - May 19, 2011: Torts - Ship Owner Has No Duty to Warn Maritime Contractor Employees of Asbestos-Related Hazards...

by Low, Ball & Lynch on 5/19/2011

Alan Bartholomew v. SeaRiver Maritime, Inc. Court of Appeal, First District (March 16, 2011) Alan Bartholomew was employed between 1977 and 1980 as a marine machinist at West Winds, a maritime ship repair contractor. He...more

US security rule is a curse on seafarers

by John A. C. Cartner on 4/20/2011

The maritime hobgoblin rears its head again.Work in maritime America ismeted out to theworthy by the organs of state security. The Transportation Security Administration is the gatekeeper,with the detested...more

Trade Association Asks FMC to Reopen NRA Rulemaking

by Venable LLP on 4/19/2011

On April 12, 2011, counsel for the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (“NCBFAA” or “the Association”) submitted a letter to the Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”) offering commentary and a request...more

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Proposed Rule Would Regulate U.S. Navy's Impact On Marine Mammals

TRANSACTIONAL: Corporate/London: Maritime Boundaries: UNCLOS and disputes over the right to explore and develop offshore reserves...

New FMC Commissioner Could Lead to Continuing Reforms of U.S. International Ocean Transportation System

The Delightfully Brief, Pithy and Wholly Idiosyncratic Video Newsletter - January 2013, Vol. 1, Edition 1

District Court Allows Action For ESA Violations To Proceed Regarding Naval Operations Off The Atlantic Coast

Legal Definition Of A Vessel: That Certain Unnamed Gray, Two-Story Vessel Before S.C.O.T.U.S. — Part 2

A Guide to Ship Registration in Panama

Legal Definition of a Vessel: That Certain Unnamed Gray, Two-Story Vessel Before S.C.O.T.U.S. — Part 1

The Costs of Delayed Crew Reporting

Port State Control Detention Over Two Hour Temporary Defect Upheld

The Fortnightly Delightfully Brief, Pithy And Wholly Idiosyncratic Newsletter - July 1, 2012, Volume 1, Edition 12

Not Quite the DREAM Act for Military DREAMers

European Union May Adopt More Stringent Sulfur Content Limits for Marine Fuels

The Fortnightly Delightfully Brief, Pithy And Wholly Idiosyncratic Newsletter - June 1, 2012, Volume 1, Edition 10

A Citizen of a State, under Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution, can get a Passport

The Fortnightly Delightfully Brief, Pithy And Wholly Idiosyncratic Newsletter - May 2012: Vol. 1, Ed. 8

Sailing by Looking in the Rearview Mirror: EPA's Unreasonable Deferral of Ballast-Water Regulation to a Now Ineffective Coast...

Riding the Wave: Confronting Jurisdictional and Regulatory Barriers to Ocean Energy Development

August 16, 2011 - The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News

August 11, 2011 - The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News

August 10, 2011 - The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News

DIREITO PORTUÁRIO (ADUANEIRO) SANCIONADOR

Weekly Law Resume - May 19, 2011: Torts - Ship Owner Has No Duty to Warn Maritime Contractor Employees of Asbestos-Related Hazards...

US security rule is a curse on seafarers

Trade Association Asks FMC to Reopen NRA Rulemaking

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