Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or the Commission) has released her Final Report for Fact Finding 29 titled "The Effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. International Ocean Transportation Supply...more
Cargo congestion has reached historic proportions during the COVID-19 pandemic as the demand for imports by U.S. consumers and businesses has skyrocketed combined with an increase in operational disruptions. The effect has...more
Negotiating a contract, a charter party in maritime parlance, is a balance of leverage and sometimes a leap of faith. Certain issues are more important to companies than others, and for those issues, the language of clauses...more
4/6/2020
/ CITGO Asphalt Refining Co v Frescati Shipping Co Ltd ,
Clean-Up Costs ,
Contract Terms ,
Crude Oil ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) ,
Safe-Berth Clause ,
SCOTUS ,
Shipping Cargo ,
Split of Authority ,
Strict Liability ,
Subcharter Agreements ,
Vessels ,
Warranty of Safety
Just when we thought the question of “What Is a Package?” had been addressed ad nauseum, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York took another look at the issue....more
Despite the alleged softening of the maritime industry since 2008-09, the volume of waterborne trade continues to rise. The ebbs and flows of the industry mean changing partnerships and alliances, more complicated logistics...more
Much has been theorized in the past two months concerning whether the Trump Administration will follow through on President-Elect Donald Trump's campaign pledge to "rip up" international trade deals such as the North American...more
1/11/2017
/ Common Carriers ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Maritime Transport ,
NAFTA ,
Shipping ,
Shipping Cargo ,
Trade Relations ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
Vessels ,
WTO