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The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network: An In-Depth Conversation
Ebola Outbreak's Impact on International Maritime Operations
Ten Points to Rationalize and Restart the United States Maritime Industry
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
The U.S. inland waterway system is a critical and underutilized component of the domestic supply chain that serves intrastate commerce and non-contiguous markets originating in or destined for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S....more
DECISÕES RELEVANTES DA DIRETORIA DA ANTAQ NO PERÍODO • Reunião Ordinária da Diretoria da ANTAQ nº 579 (30.01.2025) – Agenda Ambiental e de Segurança Aquaviária da Antaq para o biênio 2025/2026: A diretoria decidiu (i)...more
RELEVANT DECISIONS BY ANTAQ’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THIS PERIOD - ANTAQ Board of Directors Ordinary Meeting No. 579 (January 30, 2025) – ANTAQ’s Environmental and Waterway Safety Agenda for the 2025/2026 biennium: The...more
Between April 7 and 11, 2025, during the 83rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved a new set of regulatory measures aimed at reducing greenhouse...more
During its 83rd session from April 7 to 11, 2025, the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) approved, among other things, new fuel standards for ships and the first...more
The Ports & Maritime team has compiled the sector’s important news items for the week of January 27–February 2, to keep you in the loop....more
Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA) has launched a public consultation on a draft regulation governing environmental controls for ship-to-ship (STS) operations in Brazilian jurisdictional waters. The draft...more
The Ports & Maritime team has compiled the sector’s main news for the week of January 06–12 to keep you in the loop. Maritime emissions pricing proposal submitted to IMO by 47 countries and ICS...more
For more than 230 years, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has played a critical role in ensuring maritime safety, security and environmental stewardship through its far-reaching and evolving missions. Barring any extraordinary...more
As detailed through previous Holland & Knight alerts and blogs detailing the Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Consent Decree that postponed completion of the Vessel Incident Discharge (VID) final rule until fall 2024, the...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •California Sues Exxon for Allegedly Fueling Plastics...more
Washington State requires ports to control stormwater discharges across their entire footprint, though federal rules cover only certain port facilities. According to a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals,...more
A recent enforcement action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlights the perils of incorrectly categorizing marine fuels under EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and Diesel Fuel programs. Indeed, EPA's...more
Following discussions during the 81st meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 81), which took place March 18–22, 2024, member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed on a draft...more
In a recent report, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) describes steps the EPA should take to increase air monitoring at marine ports and neighboring communities. While not agreeing to...more
The Biden Administration released the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization (Blueprint) on Jan. 10, 2023, setting forth a comprehensive strategy for federal leadership and partnerships to decarbonize the...more
As the delegates of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (COP26) return from two hard weeks in Glasgow, significant progress has been made on establishing...more
Today during Transport Day at COP26, we highlight some of the key events taking place in Glasgow across the broad reaches of the transportation sector to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and implement more sustainable...more
With President Joe Biden's 100th-day milestone approaching on April 30, 2021, the U.S. Coast Guard is holding a steady course on its expectations, including those related to environmental stewardship, innovation and...more
The Poseidon Principles Association, a group of major marine shipping banks, released its first Annual Disclosure Report in December 2020. This report discloses the "climate alignment score" of fifteen banks' ship finance...more
The Situation: Currently, around 90% of world trade is by sea. International shipping accounts for between 2% and 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but like aviation, the sector's emissions are not covered by the 2015...more
On January 1, 2020, the new International Maritime Organization’s regulation—dubbed “IMO 2020”—for sulfur reduction from 3.5% to 0.5% will go into effect. The regulation stipulates that oceangoing vessels must use either a...more
New Sulfur Caps for Shipping Fuels Will Help Make the Shale Boom Even Bigger "Now the shale revolution will help shippers across the world comply with the International Maritime Organization's 2020 standards, called "IMO...more
Africa has an opportunity to lead on environmental and social global best practices - Some of the most important global sea lanes pass the continent of Africa. Major routes navigate the Cape of Good Hope between the Atlantic...more