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Ministry of Ports and Airports Opens Public Consultation on Essential Clauses of Long-Term Transportation Contracts

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On July 17, 2025, the Brazilian Ministry of Ports and Airports (“MPOR”) opened a public consultation regarding a draft ordinance, establishing the essential clauses of long-term transportation contracts for the purpose of...more

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A Primer on U.S. Non-Continuous Domestic Trade

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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

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Ports & Maritime News | March 31 – April 6, 2025

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The Ports & Maritime team has compiled the sector’s important news items for the week of March 31–April 6, to keep you in the loop. On April 3, ANTAQ approved a review of the contributions received as part of Public...more

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TUPs May Contract Third Parties to Provide Port Services or Lease Areas Within a Terminal

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In a move aimed to reduce bureaucratic red tape, Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency (ANTAQ) reached an understanding, through Ruling No. 662/2024 (SEI Process No. 50300.015705/2023-10), to allow the...more

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Ports & Maritime News | January 13-19, 2025

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The Ports & Maritime team has compiled the sector’s main news for the week of January 13–19 to keep you in the loop....more

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Boletim Marítimo e Portuário | Janeiro

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ATUALIZAÇÕES NORMATIVAS - • Foi sancionada a Lei n.º 15.075/2024, que busca o incentivo à indústria naval e geração de empregos no Brasil. Dentre outras providências, a referida norma legal prevê a depreciação acelerada...more

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Bulletin: Maritime & Port | January

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NORMATIVE UPDATES- • Law No. 15,075/2024 was sanctioned, seeking to encourage the shipbuilding industry and create jobs in Brazil. Among other provisions, this law provides for accelerated depreciation for tankers...more

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FMC Final Rule on “Refusal to Deal or Negotiate”

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The Federal Maritime Commission ( FMC) issued its Final Rule on July 22, 2024, establishing its approach to determining what constitutes an unreasonable refusal to deal or negotiate cargo space and vessel space accommodations...more

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ANTAQ abre Consulta e Audiência Públicas sobre a regulamentação de registro de instalações de apoio ao transporte aquaviário

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A Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários ("ANTAQ") publicou ontem a abertura de audiência pública para revisão da Resolução Normativa ANTAQ n. 13/2016 ("RN 13/2016"), que regulamenta o registro de instalações de apoio ao...more

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Hazardous Materials Regulations: A Regulatory Primer

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Over one million shipments of hazardous materials reportedly travel in U.S. commerce every single day.  A common misunderstanding is the nature of hazardous materials—they are more commonplace than you think!...more

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New Federal Maritime Commission Rules Introduce Significant Changes for Carriers and Shippers

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The Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) newly revised tariff regulations will be effective February 1, 2024. These rule changes will somewhat significantly change day-to-day practices for both vessel operating common carriers...more

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Federal Maritime Commission Issues Industry Advisory on Charge Complaints

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On June 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 ("OSRA 2022"), which amended the Shipping Act of 1984 ("the Shipping Act"). Among the various amendments, OSRA 2022 included a new...more

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New Presidential Executive Order Targets Maritime Industry and Ocean Carriers

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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

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Future Fuels in the Maritime Sector – Building the Bridge to Hydrogen

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International seaborne transportation is a primary driver of international trade and the global economy, with approximately 80 percent of global trade by volume carried by ships at sea. The shipping sector has experienced...more

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FMC Proposes Eliminating Requirement for Vessel Operators to Publish Essential Terms

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The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) voted in a closed session on Sept. 26, 2019, to eliminate the requirement for vessel operators to publish essential terms of their service contracts. The decision is a response to a...more

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Open-Loop Scrubber Proponents, Led by CSA 2020, Continue to Dominate the News Narrative for the Time Being

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For background information regarding open-loop scrubber environmental studies by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportaiton and Tourism (MLIT) and the classification society Det Norske Veritas Germanischer...more

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FMC Issues Final Rule on Carrier and Marine Terminal Practices for Receiving, Handling Cargo

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• The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has adopted an interpretive rule that tightens certain prohibitions under the 1984 Shipping Act. Specifically, the change tightens the Section 10(d)(a) prohibition against regulated...more

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Fairness From the FMC is on the Horizon

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A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the shipping industry with respect to violations of the Shipping Act - can a single act constitute a Shipping Act violation or does there have to be more pervasive or systematic conduct? But...more

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New California Law Exposes Maritime Sector to Liability for Drayage Carriers Who Owe Drivers Statute Could Hold Customers of...

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• According to a California statute set to take effect in January 2019, ocean carriers, marine terminal operators (MTOs) and shippers engaging port drayage motor carriers (PDMCs) that default on obligations to pay employees...more

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International Maritime Treaties Recognition and Trump: Protectionist or Progressive?

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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

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Global Cybersecurity Threats to the Maritime Sector

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Cybersecurity risks to the nation's critical infrastructure (CI) – defined as 16 CI sectors, including transportation and maritime – continue to grow exponentially. The incoming Trump Administration has made it clear that...more

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