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The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network: An In-Depth Conversation
Sanctions: The Evolving World We're In
Episode 223 -- DOJ Issues FCPA Opinion Letter
Compliance into the Weeds: Boaty McBoat, Risk and Compliance
Daily Compliance News: March 31, 2021 the CFTC edition
Daily Compliance News: March 26, 2021 the Suez Canal edition
Daily Compliance News: January 26, 2021, the Black Night at Apollo edition
Episode 177 -- 2020 OFAC Sanctions Enforcement Year in Review
Daily Compliance News: January 11, 2021, the Character Matters edition
EMBARGOED! Episode 20: Top 10 Stories of 2020
CCBJ WEBCAST: INTRODUCTION TO ADMIRALTY LAW AND THE USE OF ADR IN RESOLVING MARITIME DISPUTES
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 527-Don Stern on the US Attorney Offices
Compliance Lessons from Venice: How the Lion’s Mouth Informs Your Internal Reporting System
The Affiliated Monitors Expert Podcast Series - What Does the Government Expect?
Daily Compliance News: August 27, 2020-the It Just Gets Worse edition
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 493 – Eric Lorber on How the Trade Sanction Sausage is Made
Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 73-The Lights of Zetar
Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 62 – Day of the Dove
Hughes Hubbard’s “Sanctions in a Snap” is intended to provide a clear and concise summary of recent developments from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). We hope you find it helpful in assessing U.S. economic...more
In CITGO Petroleum v. Ascot Underwriting Limited, et al., Case No. 24-227 (2d Cir. 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently affirmed a $54.2 million judgment (plus interest) in favor of CITGO Petroleum...more
On October 28, 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sent a draft rule to the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs that would streamline the NOAA permitting...more
The Court of Appeal has overturned the Commercial Court’s decision in Orion Shipping v Great Asia Maritime [2025] , clarifying that where a seller fails to use due or reasonable diligence to deliver a vessel by the cancelling...more
Member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) voted on Oct. 17 to delay the adoption of a comprehensive plan to decarbonize the global shipping industry. The decision came in response to threats of sanctions...more
The Jones Act is the foundational law of the American maritime industry, and compliance with it is essential whether you are a vessel operator in the US domestic trades or a foreign operator serving the US market. The Jones...more
Earlier this week the European Policy Centre (with its partner the Vodafone Institute) published a new discussion paper looking at the strategic issues around European submarine cables and making some recommendations. Since...more
From October 14–17, 2025, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (“MEPC”) of the International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) convened an extraordinary session in London to consider formal adoption of draft amendments to...more
On 5 Sept. 2025, the United Kingdom’s Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) launched a public consultation that could reshape the regulatory landscape for offshore oil and gas...more
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) declined to formally adopt a mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction scheme for the shipping industry - known as the Net-Zero...more
New United States Trade Representative (USTR) port fees on certain Chinese-built vessels, vessels with Chinese owners or operators and foreign-built vehicle carriers calling at U.S. ports have officially gone into effect as...more
On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its decision in World Shipping Council v. Federal Maritime Commission, vacating a key provision of the Final Rule on Demurrage and Detention Billing...more
A recent decision from a Finnish district court has cast light on the legal and operational challenges surrounding damage to submarine infrastructure, particularly in contested or sensitive maritime zones. The case concerned...more
After more than 20 years of negotiations, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (the Agreement) has now entered into force. The Agreement prohibits WTO member states from subsidizing various...more
As many in the shipping industry are well aware, and as we have previously noted, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (the “USTR”) issued a Notice of Action on April 17, 2025 implementing service fees on...more
You would think that a Master Service Contract concerning boats and oilfield operations in the Gulf of Mexico would be governed by federal maritime law. In some situations you would be mistaken, says Offshore Oil Services,...more
The Brazilian National Agency for Waterway Transportation (ANTAQ) has launched Public Consultation SRG No. 01/2025 to address the procedures for market consultation regarding the availability of Brazilian vessels....more
China owns outright or has majority control in 17 overseas ports globally, according to recent estimates. However, its broader footprint is much larger with 129 port projects worldwide that involve Chinese investment,...more
The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (the Hong Kong Convention) went into effect on June 26, 2025, in 24 contracting states. The Hong Kong Convention aims to improve...more
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California - Plaintiffs allege the decedent, Dennis C. Payne, had asbestos exposure while working aboard a ship as a marine engineering student at the...more
On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated a key provision of the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) 2024 Final Rule on detention and demurrage billing practices. The court determined that...more
One of the pillars of the Trump Administration has been a desire to rebuild the shipbuilding and repairing business in the United States. This echoes earlier concerns by the U.S. Navy (that must build and repair all its ships...more
Welcome to the Autumn 2025 Shipping and Energy Newsletter. In our third newsletter for 2025, we cover a wide range of topics, from limitations of liability in energy contracts to financing in the mining sector and the...more
In this edition of Development Incentives Quarterly, we welcome Alex Beres, executive director of the Clinton County Port Authority. We discuss how he got his start in economic development, what “success” in economic...more
Maritime disputes often find their way to arbitration. Whether the arbitrations are sited in the United States or another country, collection of arbitration awards frequently requires that the prevailing party initiate a...more