The first legislative Act of the “EU Maritime year” creates more expectations for an enabling framework for private

Yesterday, the European Agriculture Council has concluded the procedure, at first reading concerning the Ports Regulation, by formally adopting the text.

The first legislative Act of the “EU Maritime year” creates more expectations for an enabling framework for private

Yesterday, the European Agriculture Council has concluded the procedure, at first reading concerning the Ports Regulation, by formally adopting the text. The legal Act will be signed by the European Parliament and the Council in mid-February and enter int

UK Insurance Act 2015 Coming into Force

Members are referred to our Circular dated 18 November 2015 on the UK Insurance Act (the “new Act”), which comes into force in a few weeks’ time, on 12 August 2016.

US-Built Fleet Much Older than Global Fleet due to Jones Act

The US-built fleet is considerably older than the global, non-US built fleet as a consequence of the Jones Act, which requires vessels travelling between US ports to be US built, owned, flagged and operated by a 75-percent American crew. ...

FAST Act ushers new era for U.S. freight policy

With the recent passage of a new five-year, $305 billion surface transportation bill—Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act—Congress finally brokered a long-term agreement to address the nation’s infrastructure challenges. ...

Delta refining arm charters Jones Act tanker amid trading revamp

Delta Air Lines Inc’s refining unit has chartered a U.S.-flagged oil tanker for the first time, ...

Analysis: Jones Act Tanker Market Set to Grow on Oil Production Boom Tweet

The Jones Act has been blamed for everything from higher prices of goods and oil to a shortage of rock salt...