Blank Rome LLP | USA | 20 Mar 2023
Companies often ask if it is possible to obtain a Jones Act waiver in emergency circumstances or otherwise when they know that there may not be…
Blank Rome LLP | USA | 15 Jun 2021
As the offshore wind industry is growing in the United States, there is an influx of vessels that are considering operating on the U.S. outer…
Blank Rome LLP | USA | 17 May 2021
As the offshore wind industry is growing in the United States, there is an influx of vessels that are considering operating on the U.S. outer…
Blank Rome LLP | USA | 10 Jul 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives has introduced legislation that could potentially greatly alter the landscape for oil, gas, and wind installation…
Blank Rome LLP | USA | 3 Jul 2019
As attacks on vessels increase the risk of shipping in the Straits of Hormuz and throughout the Persian Gulf, vessel owners and operators, as well as…
Blank Rome LLP | USA | 21 Apr 2014
On February 24, 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) published a notice in the Federal Register proposing to increase the limit…
Blank Rome LLP | USA | 5 Mar 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") recently issued long-awaited guidance regarding the coordination and interplay between the…
Blank Rome LLP | USA | 27 Feb 2014
On February 24, 2014, the U.S. Maritime Administration (“MARAD”) published a notice in the Federal Register proposing to add new environmental policy…
Blank Rome LLP | USA | 20 Feb 2014
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Notice of Availability and Request for Comments (“Notice”) on January 14, 2014 for a draft Navigation and Vessel…
Blank Rome LLP | USA | 28 Oct 2013
The U.S. Coast Guard issued its long-awaited Final Rule addressing nontank vessel response plans ("NTVRP") on September 30, 2013. The Final Rule…