Ship Repair USA: Pitfalls in vessel construction and repair contracts
Drafting a new ship repair or construction contract can be a daunting task with potential pitfalls, but it’s a crucial step toward improving a new or used vessel. To go into more
Jones Walker
Op-Ed: Addressing cyber threats to maritime
By Andrew R. Lee & Jim Kearns, Jones Walker LLP In fall 2022, our firm published a survey of 125 senior leaders at U.S. ports and terminals that gave insight into the
Podcast: Funding a low-carbon future
In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Chris Ulfers, partner of Jones Walker’s Maritime Practice Group. In today’s episode, Chris and I will discuss the transition to
PODCAST: Implications of the Safer Seas Act
In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Sid Lewis, head of labor & employment practice at law firm Jones Walker, and Sara Kuebel, an associate at the
Op-Ed: Protecting vessels against phishing and malware intrusion
By Andrew R. Lee and James A. Kearns Imagine this scenario, fresh back from leave after a high-seas piracy incident, the captain stood on the bridge of the Babylon Sister, a massive
Podcast: Jones Walker on seaman status impacts to the offshore space
In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Sara Kuebel and Grady Hurley of law firm Jones Walker to discuss vessel and seaman status in the offshore maritime
Ship Repair USA: What’s important and what’s not on ship repair contracts?
The many vessels that traverse U.S. waters—both inland and coastal—require significant financial investment at the time of construction and during their lifecycles. The contracts that govern the construction and subsequent maintenance and
PODCAST: Jones Walker gives inland waterway infrastructure update
In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Jim Kearns, special counsel for law firm Jones Walker LLP’s maritime division, to discuss the latest developments in inland waterway
Op-Ed: Cybersecurity in the ports and maritime terminals sector
By Andrew R. Lee and James A. Kearns Ninety percent of cargo moving throughout the United States is transported on water at some point in its journey. By the end of this
OP-ED: Cybersecurity training is key to cybersecurity resiliency
By Andrew R. Lee and Jim Kearns, Jones Walker LLP Data and network system breaches come in all shapes and sizes, but they tend to have one common element: the human. Broad