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OFAC Announces New Round of Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Energy Sector

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On the heels of the Trump administration’s June strikes on key nuclear sites in Tehran, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced significant new sanctions on July 30, 2025,...more

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[Webinar] 180 Days of the Trump Administration—Quick Hits on Executive Orders, Actions, and Policies - July 17th - August 13th,...

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Blank Rome presents a new summer webinar series where our interdisciplinary team will unpack the most pressing legal, regulatory, and policy developments from the Trump Administration’s first 180 days. Each session offers...more

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USTR Issues Final Section 301 Actions in China Shipbuilding Investigation

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On April 17, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a final notice of action for its Section 301 investigation on "China's Targeting the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for...more

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Charting a New Course: The SHIPS Act of 2025 (Reintroduced)

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On April 30, 2025, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Todd Young (R-IN) — joined by a bipartisan group of Senate and House sponsors — reintroduced the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for...more

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USTR Takes Action to Counter China's Dominance in Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors

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On April 17, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced proposed trade actions under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) to counteract China’s systemic dominance in the maritime,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

OFAC Issues Updated Guidance to Shipping and Maritime Sector Regarding Evasion of Iranian Oil Sanctions

On April 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an update to its Sept. 2019 advisory, addressed to the global shipping and maritime sector, regarding sanctions evasion...more

Wiley Rein LLP

USTR Announces Final Action in Section 301 Investigation into China’s Shipbuilding/Logistics Practices

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On April 17, 2025, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued its final notice of action in its investigation into China’s unfair practices affecting the shipbuilding and maritime logistics sectors. According...more

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USTR Proposes Actions Pursuant to Section 301 Investigation Against Chinese-Built Ships

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The United States is no longer the global power in shipbuilding that it once was, but under the Trump Administration, this may change, and for the better, at least perhaps as far as U.S. shipbuilding is concerned....more

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China Maritime Section 301 Investigation - Public Comments Due Next Week

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Domestic U.S. shipping interests are closely monitoring a United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) proposal for import and export trades involving Chinese vessels. The proposal’s extraordinary service fees and restrictions...more

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C.H. Robinsom Settles with OFAC for $257,690 to Resolve Iran and Cuba Sanctions Violations

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C.H. Robinson International Inc. (CHR), a Minnesota-based global transportation and logistics company, has agreed to pay $257,690 to settle civil liability for 82 apparent violations of sanctions against Iran and Cuba...more

Foley Hoag LLP

U.S. Sanctions Roundup – October & November 2024

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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) was active in October and November 2024. After issuing an Updated Price Cap Coalition Advisory for the Maritime Oil Industry and Related Sectors on...more

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OFAC Issues Sanctions Compliance Guidance and Scenarios for U.S. and International Maritime Industry

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On October 31, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued scenario-based guidance specific to the maritime shipping industry....more

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OFAC Issues New Guidance to Maritime Industry Stakeholders and Insurers to Focus on Rising Sanctions Evasion Tactics

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On October 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) released guidance to the maritime shipping industry to help stakeholders identify and avoid sanctions evasion tactics. The...more

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OFAC Publishes Sanctions Guidance for the Maritime Shipping Industry

On Oct. 31, 2024, The Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a “Sanctions Guidance for the Maritime Shipping Industry” (the “Guidance”). The Guidance is directed primarily...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New UK Trade Sanctions Enforcement Body Goes Live October 10, 2024

New UK enforcement body goes live and new powers granted to existing body, regulating those doing business in the UK. UK trade sanctions enforcement risks are set to increase on October 10, 2024, as two government agencies...more

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New Enforcement Powers for UK Trade Sanctions Regulators

On September 12, 2024, the UK government published the Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 (the “Regulations”), granting the UK’s trade sanctions enforcement body, the Office of Trade...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

UK Government Announces New Civil Enforcement Powers on Trade Sanctions and Launch of Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation

Key Takeaways - On 12 September 2024, the UK government published the Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 (the “Regulations”), which will come into force on 10 October 2024. The...more

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UK Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 Published

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The Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 (together with explanatory memorandum) have been laid in Parliament. The Regulations equip the soon to be launched Office of Trade Sanctions...more

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RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV: Certainty v Commerciality

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In this Insight, first published in PLC, James Clarke, Richard Shaw and Anna Blest consider the Supreme Court's decision in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18, which confirmed that a party's obligation to exercise...more

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Freight Forwarders and Common Carriers: As You Look Ahead to 2024, Do You "Know Your Cargo"?

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As federal regulators have recently made clear, steamship lines, non-vessel-operating common carriers, indirect air carriers, freight forwarders, and others involved in the global movement of cargo must ensure that their...more

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OFAC Sanctions UAE-Based Shipping Company and Eighteen of its Vessels in Connection with Violations of the Russian Price Cap...

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On January 18, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the imposition of sanctions against a United Arab Emirates-based shipping company, Hennesea Holdings Limited (“Hennesea”)...more

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Maritime Outlook: 5 U.S. Maritime Issues to Watch in 2024

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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. – William Arthur Ward The U.S. maritime industry is much like a great ship: It is subject to unforeseen forces, and it...more

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“Quint-Seal” Compliance Note Highlights Intensifying U.S. Government Enforcement of Sanctions and Export Control Laws in the...

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On December 12, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Department of State’s...more

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OFAC Issues New Russian Oil Price Cap Advisory and Sanctions Entities Transporting Oil Sold Above the Price Cap

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On October 12, 2023, OFAC released an Advisory for the Maritime Oil Industry and Related Sectors: Best Practices in Response to Recent Developments in the Maritime Oil Trade on behalf of the G7, European Union and Australia...more

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Economic Sanctions in the Shipping Industry: 2022 Highlights

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Shipping companies should remain focused on sanctions compliance for 2023. The sanctions space has been bursting with activity as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, which shows no signs of abating. Companies continue to seek...more

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