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White House, U.S. Coast Guard Seek to Address Maritime Cyber Espionage and Cybersecurity Risks

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Topic Links Maritime trade is essential to America's economic viability and national security interests. The U.S. Marine Transportation System (MTS) – comprising an intricate system of ports, terminals, vessels, waterways and...more

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Biden Administration Takes Actions to Bolster Maritime Cybersecurity in the US Maritime Domain

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The maritime industry is undergoing a significant transformation that involves increased use of cyber-connected systems, coinciding with increased nation-state and cybercriminal targeting of cyber systems in ports and...more

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The Safer Seas Act: The New Wave of Compliance Obligations

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The U.S. maritime industry is steeped in tradition and sometimes takes a conservative approach to change. Even when the industry has protocols in place to ensure safety of mariners, in some cases it takes an act of...more

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The Solemn Role of the Coast Guard and NTSB in Casualties Involving Passenger-Carrying Submersibles

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Many legal questions have been raised during the last 120 hours; initially when communications had been lost with Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Inc., a corporation based in Everett, Washington, and then on the...more

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SASH (Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment) Reporting in the Maritime Industry Key Issues for All US Flag Commercial Vessel Owners...

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When Congress enacted the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, it included several provisions requiring owners and operators of US flag commercial vessels to report complaints and incidents...more

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U.S. Virgin Islands Open Registry – Ultra Vires and Unconstitutional

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This month, the Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands (“U.S.V.I.”), Albert Bryan Jr., signed an agreement with the Northeast Maritime Institute, a “Private Maritime College,” to establish the first open vessel registry in the...more

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Harmony at Last? – Coast Guard Takes Steps to Embrace State Titling Laws

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On September 22, 2021, the U.S. Coast Guard published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which would implement various changes relating to the certification of states’ titling systems for undocumented vessels. The NPRM...more

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Keeping It Steady as She Goes: Coast Guard Living Up to Its Three Expectations

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With President Joe Biden's 100th-day milestone approaching on April 30, 2021, the U.S. Coast Guard is holding a steady course on its expectations, including those related to environmental stewardship, innovation and...more

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Coast Guard Subcommittee Talks Decarbonization

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Mitigating the negative effects of climate change has been a signature issue of the Biden Administration, and if Thursday morning’s hearing on the decarbonization of the maritime industry is any indication, it will also be a...more

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Guidance for the Kubernetes – Updated Coast Guard Compliance Timeline on Work Instruction for Cyber Hygiene on Vessels

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Nearly a year after issuing its most direct broad-scale guidance on maritime cybersecurity in the context of certain shoreside facilities, the U.S. Coast Guard has followed up with guidance and compliance parameters for...more

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Biden's Potential Impact on America's Marine Highway Initiatives

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The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and its Marine Highway Program aims to work with the public and private sector to develop and expand marine highway service options. The America's Marine Highway Program (AMHP) was...more

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Maritime Legislative Update

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The end of 2020 has seen significant developments in legislation with implications for the maritime industry as we move from the Trump administration to the new Biden administration. This article provides an update on the...more

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U.S. Coast Guard Signals Intent to Require Safety Management Systems For Domestic Passenger Vessels

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More than 6000 U.S. flag commercial vessels carry more than 200 million passengers annually on domestic voyages in the United States. These include ferries, dinner-cruise vessels, sightseeing and excursion vessels, dive...more

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Recent Advisory Opinion Provides Important Guidance To Mitigate Sanctions Risk

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Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the U.S. Coast Guard issued a global advisory (the “Advisory”), providing information and...more

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Five Things the Maritime Industry Should Know as the 116th Congress Concludes

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The U.S. Congress returns to work from August break this week, with just four months and fewer than 50 legislative days left in the 116th Congress and its most critical legislative priorities still unresolved. Amongst the...more

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Following U.S. Lead, UK Office Of Financial Sanctions Implementation Issues Maritime Guidance

Much of the world’s focus is on the COVID-19 pandemic, and rightfully so, but sanctions regulators also have their gazes fixed on another issue: the maritime industry. On May 14 2020, we saw the U.S. Departments of State and...more

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COVID-19 (and Other) Relief for the Marine Industry

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Representatives Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR) have recently introduced the Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act (MTSERA) to provide financial relief to the maritime industry for losses...more

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Protecting the Supply Chain: U.S. Government Studies the Role of Federal Agencies in Ocean Carrier Bankruptcies

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In December 2018, the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act (the “LoBiondo Act”) was enacted to, among other things, improve and support the operation and administration of the Coast Guard and update maritime and...more

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Treasury, State Department and Coast Guard Issue Advisory and Guidance on Maritime Industry Deceptive Shipping Practices

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In response to an increase in deceptive shipping practices, on May 14, 2020, the State Department, Treasury Department and the Coast Guard issued a warning to the maritime industry, and those involved in the energy and metals...more

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U.S. Government Issues Sweeping New Guidance To Maritime Industry To Address Illicit Shipping And Sanctions Evasions Practices...

In a much-anticipated and far-reaching action, on May 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), and the U.S. Coast Guard issued an advisory (the...more

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New Sanctions Advisory Highlights Compliance Risks for Shipping Industry

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The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) on May 14, 2020, issued a 35-page Sanctions Advisory that focuses on sanctions compliance...more

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U.S. Government Issues Updated Sanctions Warning to Maritime Shipping Community; Recommends Best Practices to Mitigate Risk

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On May 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Department of State, and the U.S. Coast Guard issued a Sanctions Advisory for the Maritime Industry, Energy and Metals...more

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After Four Years and Numerous Comments, Coast Guard Issues Formal Cybersecurity Guidance for Marine Facilities

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In the midst of the chaos generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 20, 2020, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) released an important Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC 20-01) concerning “Guidelines for...more

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IMO 2020 Is Here – Compliance & Enforcement of MARPOL Annex VI in the United States

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Top 10 Considerations for Foreign Flag Vessels Calling on U.S. Ports and U.S. Flag Vessels Operating Worldwide (Detailed Discussion) - For almost a decade we have been discussing MARPOL Annex VI and the new global cap on...more

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Anatomy of the Investigation

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Blank Rome’s maritime attorneys have represented clients in some of the largest maritime casualties in the last 20 years, including the Staten Island Ferry allision with a maintenance pier in New York, the blow out and...more

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