Maritime Law, Commercial Law & Contracts

REGULATORY: Mining and Natural Resources Regulatory; Maritime Deep Seabed Mining: The Next Wave -- U.S. Seabed Mining Regulatory...

by King & Spalding on 4/17/2013

Part I of this article appeared in the December 2012 Energy Newsletter and provided an introduction to the three principal types of seabed ore deposits, a history of exploration efforts, and an overview of the 1982 United...more

Cuba Practice Update - April 11, 2013

by Matthew Aho, Pedro Freyre, Augusto Maxwell | Akerman Senterfitt on 4/11/2013

Cuba Details Rules for Special Economic Zone - The Cuban government last week released details of customs reforms for a long-planned free trade industrial manufacturing and maritime shipping facility in the Mariel...more

Marine Transportation and Anti-Money Laundering

by Thomas Fox on 3/6/2013

My recent article on the marine transportation industry and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) generated some discussion ranging wider than simply the port agent issue regarding interaction with foreign government...more

Through a Glass Darkly: A U Optronics and the Extraterritorial Application of the Sherman Act

by Mark Cohen, Scott Thomson | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 3/5/2013

Can price-fixing abroad be prosecuted criminally under the U.S. Sherman Act? The antitrust bar might well raise an eyebrow at the question. Since international cartels became a focus of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust...more

Carnival Nightmare Cruise Triggers Class Action Lawsuit

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 3/4/2013

A dream vacation turned nightmare has sparked a class action lawsuit against the Carnival Corp. cruise line. Over 100 passengers of a cruise that was marooned for days in the Gulf of Mexico without functioning power or...more

FMC Proposes Permitting Foreign-Based NVOCCs to Use Negotiated Rate Agreements

by Amanda C. Blunt, Ashley Craig, Elizabeth Lowe | Venable LLP on 2/27/2013

On February 22, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a proposed rule that would permit foreign-based unlicensed non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) to offer and enter into Negotiated Rate Arrangements (NRAs)...more

Florida Port Strike May Not Happen As Negotiations Continue Into 2013: News Release of the Week

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 1/2/2013

Florida's economy needs its active and efficient ports and while on one hand, there's construction underway to make Port Miami big enough to deal with the increased traffic coming from the Panama Canal expansion, on the other...more

ILA-USMX Contract Extended 30 Days

by Amanda C. Blunt, Ashley Craig, William H. Devaney, Michael Volpe, Ariel S. Wolf | Venable LLP on 1/2/2013

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) agreed on a 30-day extension of the current coast-wide master contract, temporarily shielding East and Gulf Coast ports from...more

Strike Threatens Port of Charleston

by Julius H. Hines | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 12/20/2012

After the latest breakdown in labor negotiations, ports along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, including Charleston, are threatened with a strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA). The ILA and the...more

TRANSACTIONAL: Transaction: Allocation of Ship-Shore Liability: Use of Port Liability Agreements to Provide Protection and...

by King & Spalding on 12/11/2012

The use of port liability agreements to allocate ship-shore liability in a marine casualty event has been widely adopted by U.S. LNG import terminals. As many of these terminals transition to bi-directional operations, they...more

Brokers – The Marine Peril of Not Knowing the Market

by Nathan Cecil on 11/27/2012

Two recent cases have highlighted the need for brokers to be familiar with the nature of their client’s business and the limits and exclusions of marine insurance products on the market. In both of these cases, the...more

Loss, Liability and Warranty Surveys

by Nathan Cecil on 10/22/2012

In this recent Federal Court case, the Court had to decide on the extent of warranties and assurance provided by marine surveyors in providing a survey report for insurance purposes. Essentially, the question for...more

Dockworkers Union Threatening to Strike October 1

by Venable LLP on 9/19/2012

The dockworkers union along the East and Gulf Coasts is threatening to strike on October 1, should there be no agreement with transportation providers by the end of September. Such a work stoppage will adversely affect U.S....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

Foreign Arbitration Agreements in Australian Voyage Charterparties Void

by Nathan Cecil on 8/10/2012

In a recent decision the Federal Court of Australia held that foreign arbitration agreements in voyage charterparties for the carriage of goods from Australia are void. As a result, the Court refused to enforce two London...more

Recovery Actions for Unpaid Bunker Claims.

by Nathan Cecil on 7/23/2012

High bunker prices and tight economic circumstances have resulted in a perfect storm,leaving unpaid bunker suppliers in its wake. This article discusses preventative and enforcement actions open to bunker suppliers to try...more

Application of the word "about" – When does under-consumption start?

by Reed Smith on 7/17/2012

The Gaz Energy No.2 On 21 June 2012, the High Court handed down its decision on a time charter performance case where the issue was whether, in circumstances where the vessel has performed within the consumption...more

11th Circuit Approves Pro Rata Apportionment to Plaintiff and Intervenors of Attachment Costs

by King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC on 5/10/2012

In the unpublished opinion of Adams Offshore, Ltd. v. Blake Marine Group, No. 11-12753 (11th Cir. Apr. 27, 2012), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals adopted the Fifth Circuit’s suggestion in Beauregard, Inc. v. Sword...more

Asteroid Mining in Space: Is it Legal? [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/3/2012

May 3 (Bloomberg Law) -- Frans von der Dunk, professor of Space Law at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Law, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the legal implications of a new company's plans to mine near...more

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REGULATORY: Mining and Natural Resources Regulatory; Maritime Deep Seabed Mining: The Next Wave -- U.S. Seabed Mining Regulatory...

Cuba Practice Update - April 11, 2013

Marine Transportation and Anti-Money Laundering

Through a Glass Darkly: A U Optronics and the Extraterritorial Application of the Sherman Act

Carnival Nightmare Cruise Triggers Class Action Lawsuit

FMC Proposes Permitting Foreign-Based NVOCCs to Use Negotiated Rate Agreements

Florida Port Strike May Not Happen As Negotiations Continue Into 2013: News Release of the Week

ILA-USMX Contract Extended 30 Days

Strike Threatens Port of Charleston

TRANSACTIONAL: Transaction: Allocation of Ship-Shore Liability: Use of Port Liability Agreements to Provide Protection and...

Brokers – The Marine Peril of Not Knowing the Market

Loss, Liability and Warranty Surveys

Dockworkers Union Threatening to Strike October 1

Port State Control Detention Over Two Hour Temporary Defect Upheld

Foreign Arbitration Agreements in Australian Voyage Charterparties Void

Recovery Actions for Unpaid Bunker Claims.

Application of the word "about" – When does under-consumption start?

11th Circuit Approves Pro Rata Apportionment to Plaintiff and Intervenors of Attachment Costs

Asteroid Mining in Space: Is it Legal? [Video]

GUARDCON

What’s done cannot be undone: The perils of e-mail confirmations of payments for vessel necessaries

Video: Hurt or Sick on the High Seas – Your Rights When Taking a Cruise

When No Privity of Contract Qualifies as “Any Contractual Relationship” under OPA

Forum Selection Issues in Capsized Costa Crocier Italian Cruise Ship Case

A Checklist: What to Expect When Financing Vessel Construction

Asteroid Mining in Space: Is it Legal? [Video]

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