Law Firm ILN-telligence Podcast | Episode 81: Geraldine Spiteri and John Navarro, Acumum Legal & Advisory | Malta
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
On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Todd Young (R-IN) and Representatives Trent Kelly (R-MS) and John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced S. 1541, the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and...more
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
The Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act (the Act) was reintroduced on April 30, 2025, with bipartisan support from legislators. It aims to expand the U.S.-flag...more
On April 9, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (the “EO”) entitled Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance. The EO directs the creation of a comprehensive Maritime Action Plan aimed at revitalizing U.S. maritime...more
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
On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), titled “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance.” Broadly, the EO aims to increase America’s shipbuilding capability by incentivizing domestic vessel-building,...more
On April 9, the President signed an executive order titled “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance” (the Order), a comprehensive initiative aimed at reversing decades of decline in the U.S. maritime industry. Citing national...more
On March 4, President Donald Trump delivered his first joint address to Congress to discuss his achievements at the start of his second administration, his campaign promises and forward-looking policy goals. During the...more
A much-anticipated executive order (EO), "Restoring America's Maritime Dominance," issued on April 9, 2025, follows President Donald Trump's comments during his March 4, 2025, joint address to Congress, during which he vowed...more
Following a petition from five national labor unions seeking an investigation into China’s policies and practices aimed at dominating the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding industries, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)...more
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
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced its proposed actions under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”), in connection with its Investigation of China's Targeting of the...more
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) made a determination on Jan. 20, 2025, that China's targeting of the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors for dominance is unreasonable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce and...more
China has significantly expanded its economic and geopolitical footprint in Latin America, particularly through the acquisition and development of critical infrastructure such as ports, airfields, and railways. This strategic...more
The United States manages more than three dozen separate economic and trade sanctions programs. Those programs target specified foreign governments along with thousands of named individuals, groups and entities in accordance...more
The European Union adopted its 8th sanctions package of restrictive measures against Russia on 6 October 2022 in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. ...more
In November 2020, the UK published a draft of its new National Security and Investment Bill ("NSIB"), heralding the introduction of a new regime for reviewing investments on national security grounds. The Bill introduced a...more
On May 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the U.S. Coast Guard jointly released a Sanctions Advisory for the Maritime Industry, Energy and...more
The business climate in the United States, though subject to business cycles, is the largest, most dynamic and durable in the world....more
I. Introduction – Business and Legal Climate in the United States. The business climate in the United States, though subject to business cycles, is the largest, most dynamic and durable in the world. The freedom to compete...more