President Trump’s much anticipated executive order on maritime turns out to be far more comprehensive than some preliminary reports had suggested. And it’s getting applause from across the maritime industry. “The Shipbuilders
Kathlyn Perez, founder of New Orleans-based Perez Law LLC, will deliver a comprehensive presentation on the evolving landscape of federal employment law at Marine Log’s TTB 2025 conference in Mobile, Ala., on
Over the last couple of days, Stamatis Tsantanis, chariman and CEO of global shipping company Seanergy Maritime and United Maritime, and Cary S. Davis, president and CEO of the American Association of
Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Representative John Garamendi (D-Calif.-8), and Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss,-1) introduced the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act,
The European Council has now adopted four important new pieces of legislation —and, as ever, the devil is in the details in terms of things that vessel owners and operators should start
The California legislature has now passed Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains’ measure (AB 1122) that would prevent the California Air Resources Board (CARB) from enforcing a potentially deadly requirement in its harbor craft
Mariners operating in New York’s Hudson River are confronting safety challenges amidst efforts to prohibit anchoring in an area prone to dense fog, high winds, and other unpredictable weather conditions. Anchoring is
In a move applauded by the National Ocean Industry Association, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo), respectively Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee,
Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Representative Mike Walz (R.-Fla.) along with Senator Marco Rubio (R.-Fla,) and Representative John Garamendi (D-Calif.), have released a roadmap for revitalizing the U.S. maritime sector. Entitled “Congressional
The Danish Ministry of the Environment said today that, from July 1, 2025, the discharge of exhaust gas scrubber water from ships will be prohibited in waters up to 22 kilometers (about
