11/30/2023 5:32:32 PM New CBP Jones Act Ruling Prevents Release of Vapor from LNG Loaded at 1st U.S. Port during Loading at 2nd U.S. Port By Alice Colarossi The Jones Act is a challenge for the LNG industry in the United States. The Jones Act requires that all vessels used to transport...
11/2/2023 3:59:51 PM Assessing the risk factor By Thor Maalouf Romain Farnoux Originally published By Superyacht News in ‘The Superyacht Owner Report’. Superyacht construction has always been a laboratory for...
10/26/2023 9:33:15 AM French Tonnage Tax regime saved by Government’s 49.3 move in Parliament By Benoît Bernard Romain Farnoux Antoine Maniglier Threatened with abrogation by numerous amendments submitted by opposition MPs during the examination of the Finance Bill for 2024, the...
10/9/2023 2:19:23 PM Navigating Storms: Some legal strategies for contingency planning in shipping supply chains By Eleni Pilaviou Nick Austin The global shipping industry is the backbone of international trade, connecting economies and facilitating the movement of goods....
9/28/2023 9:50:56 AM We want your thoughts – sustainable fuel By Nick Austin Alexander Brandt Mike Adamson Brett Hillis Julie Vaughan +2 more... Show less We are conducting a short, anonymous survey to find out your thoughts on sustainable fuel sources in the transportation industry,...
9/19/2023 11:26:08 AM Insights from Reed Smith’s London International Shipping Week event: Managing your supply chain risk By Nick Austin Alexander Brandt Thor Maalouf Navigating the turbulent waters of the global supply chain from geopolitical uncertainty, to evolving sanctions, and the adoption of...
8/9/2023 3:34:57 PM Singapore Court of Appeal clarifies the proper interpretation of Rule 9(a) of the Collision Regulations By Jonathan Lim In The “Navigator Aries” [2023] SGCA 20, the Singapore Court of Appeal (the “CA”) clarified that Rule 9(a) of the International...
8/3/2023 10:28:49 AM Collision Statements of Case – what must you disclose and when? By James Scott Voirrey Davies Alicia Cranston From April 2023, it is a requirement in collision cases that even where only one party has the information in its possession, electronic...
6/30/2023 11:41:43 AM New Code of Private Maritime Law – Maritime law in the 21st century By Sally-Ann Underhill Spiros Zavitsas Dimitris Athanasopoulos This article was first published in Naftemporiki. The New Code of Private Maritime Law enacted by Law 5020/2023 (the “New Code”), which...
5/31/2023 10:54:09 AM The answer is investing in the wind – Joint ventures in offshore wind By Susan Riitala Ravi Pattani Julia Norsetter The global economy is undergoing an energy transition that promises to put clean renewable energy sources front and centre by the end of...
5/30/2023 3:02:33 PM The reform of the UK Tonnage Tax regime and its implications By Spiros Zavitsas Alexander Rackow The government used the Spring Budget 2023 to confirm three significant amendments to the UK Tonnage Tax regime: Opening an 18-month...
5/2/2023 9:12:40 AM The Eternal Bliss – Court of Appeal has the final say By Nick Austin Mike Adamson The question of whether demurrage liquidates all or just some of the damages arising from a charterer’s breach in failing to complete...
4/6/2023 9:57:40 AM Transparency in shipping supply chains By Lisa Meller Suhani Mangal Supply chain transparency requires companies to investigate their own supply chains to ensure compliance with internal company...
3/29/2023 9:46:36 AM How the new “BBNJ” or “high seas” treaty may soon result in new obligations for the private sector By Alice Colarossi The President of the United Nations (“UN”) intergovernmental conference (“IGC”) on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (“BBNJ”),...
3/14/2023 12:08:21 PM Hong Kong team takes novel LLMC case to Court of Final Appeal By Lianjun Li Donald Sham Angus Yu Introduction In Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) Pt Pertamina v Trevaskis Ltd and Others [2023] HKCFA 5, the Appeal Committee of the Court...
3/7/2023 2:10:10 PM New United Nations treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) By Alice Colarossi A historic agreement was reached at the United Nations (“UN”) in New York on Saturday, March 4th, 2023 on the text of a new treaty for...