Key salvage issues for 2013 - and beyond *

USA - May 16 2013
It is time to pause to look behind us, to see what has been accomplished in 2012, and over the horizon, for what needs to be accomplished in 2013. I…

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U.S. implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 *

USA - May 14 2013
The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (“MLC 2006”) was adopted by the International Labor Organization (“ILO”) at the 94th Maritime Session of the…

Co-authors: Patricia M. O'Neill .

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Coast Guard officially implements new MARPOL Annex V garbage regulations *

USA - April 15 2013
The U.S. Coast Guard published an Interim Rule on February 28, 2013 to implement the revised MARPOL Annex V garbage regulations. The amendments to…

Co-authors: Dana S. Merkel, Jeanne M. Grasso.

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EPA proposes draft technical guidance for determining quantities of PCBS in vessels subject to Marad's foreign transfer requirements *

USA - February 8 2013
New Development The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is seeking comments on draft guidance intended to assist shipowners in…

Co-authors: F. Humera Ahmed, Joan M. Bondareff, R. Anthony Salgado.

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Jones Act uncertainty looms offshore in 2013 *

USA - January 23 2013
All was relatively tranquil offshore in 2011-2012 with respect to Jones Act issues. Activities offshore had heated up in 2009-2010 as a result of the…

Co-authors: Jeanne M. Grasso.

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