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Opportune LLP

Tale of Two Vessels: Hedging Freight to Control Costs

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The combination of the Saudi/Russian oil price war and the global COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated a greater need for hedging freight costs....more

Holland & Knight LLP

DHS Approves Waiver of the Jones Act for Puerto Rico

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Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke on Sept. 28, 2017, approved a waiver of the Jones Act in response to the severe impact Hurricanes Irma and Maria have had on Puerto Rico. The U.S. Department of Homeland...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

U.S. Customs Aims to Increase Enforcement of the Jones Act

In what could foretell a significant increase in the enforcement of the coastwise trade provisions of the Jones Act, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs) announced on July 18 the creation of the National Jones Act...more

Blank Rome LLP

Old Dog New Tricks

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The maritime community is sitting on the precipice of disaster. While regarded as one of the oldest and most well respected industries on the planet, the maritime community as a whole has failed to protect itself against the...more

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