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Bulletin: Maritime & Port Edition 1 | May/June 2024

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In light of the constant updates in the maritime sector, our Ports and Maritime team is launching this Bulletin. Here we cover the main legislative events, developments in Brazil’s National Agency of Waterway Transportation...more

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Ocean Carrier Bid Season - 2024 Edition

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Yet again the ocean freight bid season is unfolding against a backdrop of uncertainty. The 2024 season brings a confluence of economic, geopolitical, trade, and industry-related issues that have created a complex environment...more

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New FMC D&D Invoicing Rules Are Officially in Effect

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The Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) Final Rule on Demurrage and Detention Invoicing (Final Rule) is in effect. The Final Rule requires certain minimum information for demurrage and detention (D&D) invoices and provides...more

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Business Opportunities in Brazilian Ports

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Our team has prepared a summary on the main business opportunities in Brazilian ports. Below are the main opportunities that have been announced, are preparing to take effect, or are currently in progress....more

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FMC Allows Rate Hikes for Carriers in Response to Red Sea Hostilities

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The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has granted special permission to ocean carriers to immediately increase the rates on containers that are being rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa or are retaining feeder...more

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Regulatory Update for Marine Terminal Operators

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Marine terminal operators (MTOs) and ocean common carriers became easy targets upon which to cast blame for the port congestion issues and supply chain weaknesses arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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May 2021 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s May 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: USTR announced and immediately suspended Section 301 tariffs against Austria,...more

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The Disappearance Of The Service Contract In Ocean Shipping And Resurgence Of Ocean Tramp Practices

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The below e-mail recently received by the author paints the picture we are seeing a thousand fold in the current ocean shipping marketplace in the inbound/outbound Asia trade lanes which underscores the serous disconnect...more

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Suez Canal Blockage Could Worsen Port Congestion And Impact Usage Of Panama Canal

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According to media reports, a massive 400-meter container ship operated by Evergreen Marine Corp. in Taiwan, the Ever Given, became stuck in the Suez Canal after apparently running aground due to high winds from a sandstorm....more

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Micro Trends For 2021: Ocean Shipping Contracting Responses

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The major thrust of this post is to underscore certain micro trends which have emerged in the ocean transport industry in the recent past, which are not expected to transcend into macro territory, but will be present for a...more

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FMC Proposes New Rules for Ocean Common Carriers and Marine Terminal Operators

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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) in FMC Docket 16-04 on Aug. 15, 2016. The FMC's July 2016 vote in favor of issuing the NPR advances a multiyear regulatory review....more

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