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
K&L Gates maritime professionals work at the intersection of the U.S. federal government and the maritime business. We asked some of them for their predictions about the year ahead regarding the Trump administration, the...more
Do We See Things Any More Clearly After the July 2018 IMO Intersessional Working Group Meeting?
In our July 9, 2018, alert entitled “Do You Clearly See What’s Coming? Having 20/20 Vision For the New 2020 Global Low Sulfur...more
Having 20/20 Vision For the New 2020 Global Low Sulfur Requirement for Low Sulfur Fuel for the Shipping Industry
Starting on January 1, 2020, most oceangoing commercial vessels (regardless of the cargo or purpose of the...more
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) primary method of regulating ballast water and other discharges is the Vessel General Permit (VGP). Under its Clean Water Act authority, the EPA established the VGP to impose...more
On April 9, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted a stay of the January 1, 2014 deadline for installation of ballast water treatment technology required by the U.S. Environmental Protection...more