The United States manages more than three dozen separate economic and trade sanctions programs. Those programs target specified foreign governments along with thousands of named individuals, groups and entities in accordance...more
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The respected London-based Clarksons predicts a $26 billion investment in new vessels to serve the offshore wind industry within the decade. Installation vessels and support vessels both will make up a large portion of...more
As noted in our prior alerts (concerning OFAC’s September 9, 2022 preliminary guidance and October 31, 2022 follow-on FAQ clarifying the applicability of the impending price cap policy) the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s...more
On October 31, 2022 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published FAQ 1094, which addresses the question of whether crude oil of Russian Federation origin that is loaded onto a vessel...more