The United States is no longer the global power in shipbuilding that it once was, but under the Trump Administration, this may change, and for the better, at least perhaps as far as U.S. shipbuilding is concerned....more
4/16/2025
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Economic Sanctions ,
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Maritime Transport ,
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Shipping ,
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USTR
1. Remember Basic Import Rules when Calculating Tariffs
3. Taking Off: Financing the eVTOL Revolution
5. Court Decides Lessee’s Failure to Engage Won’t Fly
7. In Discussion with Molly McCafferty
9. The Mouse That...more
4/15/2025
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China ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Exports ,
Financing ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Shipping ,
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Trade Agreements ,
Transportation Industry ,
U.S. Treasury
Court Cautious on Sanctions and Letters of Credit -
The Court of Appeal has delivered a decision in Celestial Aviation Services Ltd. v. UniCredit Bank GmbH, London Branch1 in relation to whether UniCredit could withhold...more
Drafters beware! No assignment clauses vs transfers by operation of law -
In Dassault Aviation SA v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd1 , the Court of Appeal found that the transfer of rights to an insurer by operation of...more
4/1/2024
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Aviation Industry ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Terms ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Contracts ,
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MARAD ,
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Vessels
In February 2022, the 386-passenger U.S.-documented river cruise vessel VIKING MISSISSIPPI, which was built to transport passengers to and from shoreside expeditions up and down the Mississippi River, floated out at LaShip...more