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Court makes potentially significant changes to safe berth warranties

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 20 2013

On May 16, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rendered a decision potentially making significant changes to the nature of "safe

Federal Maritime Commission pursues logistics company for freight irregularities

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 7 2013

The Federal Maritime Commission published a public notice on February 7, 2013 of an Order of Investigation and Hearing regarding United Logistics

Coast Guard proposed changes to offshore crane inspection and certification

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2013

On May 13, 2013, the U.S. Coast Guard published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would modify existing crane regulation standards for mobile

Coast Guard seeks comment on implementation of Maritime Labour Convention

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 11 2013

On February 11, 2013, the U.S. Coast Guard issued a notice seeking public comment on a draft Navigation and Inspection Circular (NVIC) providing

Customs confirms that Jones Act covers de minimis movements

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 27 2012

In a recently released ruling to the public, Customs and Border Protection confirmed that the Jones Act encompasses short movements of vessels which are

Coast Guard rejects industry petition to change Jones Act vessel rebuilding regulations

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 20 2012

U.S.-flag vessels eligible for the U.S. coastwise (Jones Act) trade cannot be "rebuilt" outside the United States without losing permanently their Jones Act eligibility. Existing Coast Guard regulations on what constitutes "rebuilt" date from 1996

Additional funding provided for MARAD’s Small Shipyards Grant Program

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 18 2010

On January 13, 2010, the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the availability of $14,700,000 in additional funding under the Small Shipyards Grant Program

U.S. Coast Guard issues vessel air emission control area enforcement guidance

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 27 2012

On July 25, 2012, the U.S. Coast Guard issued guidelines for compliance with its enforcement of the North American Emission Control Area which goes into full effect on August 1, 2012

Coast Guard receives comments on how public companies comply with Jones Act citizenship requirements

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 4 2012

On November 3, 2011, the U.S. Coast Guard issued a public notice seeking comments and "information on the various mechanisms that publicly traded companies have chosen to employ in order to assure compliance with those citizenship requirements."

Maersk protests U.S. maritime administration citizenship requirements

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 1 2012

In a recent tender for ship manager services for three U.S. Government reserve vessels, the U.S. Maritime Administration included a requirement that offerors be qualified U.S. citizens