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November 15, 2019
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Court Upholds Broad Coast Guard Authority in Maritime Pollution Investigations
foreign vessels in U.S. waters, to interview vessel personnel on board, and to impose conditions on the clearance of a vessel suspected of violating the U.S.
Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, abbreviated as “APPS.” That statute implements into U.S. law the International Convention for the Prevention...Read more
October 22, 2019
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Maritime and Aviation Risks Addressed by New International Working Groups
goal of building multilateral cooperation to target and dismantle global financial networks used by Hizballah to fund its agenda.
July 30, 2019
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Coast Guard Proposes Ballast Water Management System Testing Protocols
management systems (BWMS) that render “nonviable” (meaning “permanently incapable of reproduction”) organisms in ballast water.
July 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress Advances Cable, Tanker, and General Maritime Security Fleet Provisions
the existing Maritime Security Program and newly authorize similar programs for tank vessels and cable vessels.
June 11, 2019
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Unanimous Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of State Law on the Outer Continental Shelf
when federal law does not address a specific issue.
June 7, 2019
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U.S. Coast Guard Reminds Vessel Operators to Report Cyberattack Attempts
and reminded vessel owners, operators, and masters of the regulatory requirement to report suspicious activity and breaches of security to the Coast Guard
National Response Center (NRC) in accordance with maritime security regulations.
May 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress to Request Study of Offshore Wind Vessel Availability
Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act which the Committee reported favorably for Senate consideration.
May 1, 2019
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U.S. Maritime Administration Seeks to Streamline U.S. Citizenship Requirements
process of demonstrating U.S. citizenship for certain maritime programs.
December 4, 2018
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Coast Guard Authorization Act Enacted into Law with Important Policy Changes
on November 14 and the U.S. House of Representatives on November 27.
June 21, 2018
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U.S. Supreme Court Decision Will Impact Maritime ALJs
impact on all federal administrative law judges, including the Coast Guard and Federal Maritime Commission ALJs.
May 18, 2018
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U.S. Government Seeks Ideas for Updating Maritime Industry Regulations
input on how the Federal government may prudently manage regulatory costs imposed on the maritime sector.” Comments are due July 16, 2018.
April 9, 2018
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BOEM Requests Feedback on New Offshore Wind Leasing Areas
U.S. East Coast offshore areas for wind energy development. Comments are due by May 21, 2018.
August 1, 2017
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U.S. Coast Guard Issues Jones Act Build and Rebuilt Guidance
its eligibility to participate in U.S. domestic commerce permanently if it is considered “rebuilt” outside the United States. Because the rules governing what
constitutes “U.S.-built” and “rebuilt” are technical, and the consequences of not meeting the standards can be financially catastrophic for a vess...Read more
July 11, 2017
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Buy American Push and U.S. Shipbuilding
of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney issued a memorandum for all executive agencies
ordering that certain steps be taken to comply with the Buy American Executive Order.
July 5, 2017
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Congress Proposes Replacing Reserve Fleet with Foreign-Built Vessels
Committee on June 28, 2017, would amend existing law to permit the acquisition of foreign-built vessels for the U.S. fleet of military reserve vessels.
June 15, 2017
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U.S. Maritime Administration Requests Study of Its Role
2017. It is anticipated that the results of the study will be made public in the fall of 2017.
May 25, 2017
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Coast Guard Authorization Bill Approved by House Committee
2518. That bill, like other Coast Guard authorization legislation, seeks to make maritime policy changes in addition to authorizing Coast Guard functions. A
similar bill, S. 1129, was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee on May 18.
May 10, 2017
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Customs Withdraws Notice of Substantial Offshore Industry Jones Act Changes
could have had a substantial effect on offshore oil and gas and other operations. Comments were due on April 18, 2017. On May 10, 2017, CBP withdrew the
proposal.
January 24, 2017
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USCG Proposes Updated Damage Thresholds for Marine Casualty Reporting
reporting a marine casualty from the current level of $25,000 to $72,000. The NPRM further proposes to update the threshold for serious marine incidents
requiring post-incident drug and alcohol testing from the current level of $100,000 to $200,000.
January 23, 2017
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Third Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Primacy of Shipping Act
federal antitrust and state law claims against a large group of roll-on/roll-off ocean common carriers, holding that the Shipping Act of 1984 both precluded
private plaintiffs from using the federal anti-trust laws for relief from such claims, and pre-empted similar state law claims under the circumstances.
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