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2/28/2025 9:31:58 AM Financing Charters: A Game Changer for ship leasing in Europe By Roberto Peroni Han Deng Alice Colarossi The Financing Charter is currently available for vessels sailing under the Marshall Islands and Liberia flags, but it will soon be...
2/27/2025 4:38:08 PM USTR proposed crackdown on Chinese shipbuilding By Han Deng Alice Colarossi Julia Norsetter The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) is seeking public comments on proposed actions under the Trade Act of 1974...
1/24/2025 3:48:53 PM The Potential Effects of a U.S. Withdrawal from MARPOL Annex VI By Han Deng Tallat Hussain Yun Ling Julia Norsetter +1 more... Show less On Monday, the U.S. changed administrations, and with this change, shifts in policy have already occurred. On the environmental front,...
9/27/2024 5:43:52 PM Impact of the New FMC Rules on Detention and Demurrage in the Context of a Possible Strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast Ports Starting on October 1st By Alice Colarossi The Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”) warned carriers that it will “scrutinize any demurrage and detention charges assessed during...
9/27/2024 1:20:25 PM Four Days to go – Potential U.S. port strike?! By Han Deng Julia Norsetter The potential strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the largest North American union for maritime workers...
9/26/2024 2:54:18 PM The Unfolding Legal Ramifications of the Baltimore Bridge Collision Incident By Han Deng Alice Colarossi On March 26, 2024, the container ship m.v. DALI lost power and struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, resulting in...
9/5/2024 11:12:24 AM Poseidon Principles - Future Principles Committee By Catriona Henderson The Poseidon Principles provide a framework for assessing and disclosing the climate alignment of ship finance portfolios. To further...
8/14/2024 4:51:17 PM New Shipman 2024 Form By Susan Riitala Authored by Susan Riitala and Angelina Shum. SHIPMAN, the BIMCO standard ship management agreement, is widely used as the global standard...
7/23/2024 9:34:48 AM Crackdown on greenwashing adverts spreads to shipping By Voirrey Davies Greenwashing is a hot topic at the moment with the potential expansion of the EU Taxonomy to include various aspect of the transportation...
6/14/2024 11:56:48 AM FuelEU Friday – A new horizon By Antonia Panayides Authored by Antonia Panayides and Alexander Drury. Welcome to the final FuelEU Friday post in our series examining the Regulation. We...
6/7/2024 11:57:48 AM FuelEU Friday – Achieving compliance; banking, borrowing, pooling and paying By Antonia Panayides Authored by Antonia Panayides and Alexander Drury. This week, we will be looking at how a ship can achieve compliance and obtain the...
5/31/2024 9:07:12 AM FuelEU Friday: How the regulation works By Antonia Panayides Authored by Antonia Panayides and Alexander Drury. Welcome back to another FuelEU Friday post. This week, we are looking at how the...
5/24/2024 9:17:50 AM Launch of FuelEU Friday insights series – FuelEU: at a glance By Antonia Panayides Authored by Antonia Panayides and Alexander Drury. While the shipping industry is still coming to terms with the EU Emissions Trading...
3/18/2024 2:11:45 PM Navigating the Red Sea conflict: Employment law considerations for shipowners and seafarers By David Ashmore The recent deadly attacks in the Red Sea have emphasised the profound safety considerations and intricate challenges arising from the...
2/23/2024 4:17:46 PM Will the Red Sea conflict cause an increase in legal disputes in shipping? By Nick Austin Even though the crisis in the Red Sea shows little sign of abating, the jury is still out on whether we will see an increase in legal...
1/23/2024 4:58:32 PM Navigating employment challenges: Red Sea conflict's impact on shipowners and seafarers By David Ashmore The conflict in the Red Sea poses significant safety considerations and complex challenges for both shipowners and seafarers. From an...