On February 13, 2025, the Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”) issued its latest ruling in a saga concerning whether an ocean carrier’s assessment of detention and demurrage (“D+D”) charges during periods when equipment cannot be returned due to terminal closures constitutes
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On September 12, 2024, in In re Live Life Bella Vita LLC, No. 23-55613 (9th Cir. Sept. 12, 2024), the Ninth Circuit joined the majority of circuits by holding that claims for indemnity and contribution are considered separate claims in
On October 9, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published the final rule, Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards of Performance (“VID-NSP”), establishing national performance standards under the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (“VIDA”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 82074 (Oct. 9, 2024)
On October 3, 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard published Change 1 to CVC Policy Letter 23-05 — Guidance on Surveillance Requirements for Certain Commercial Vessels That Do Not Carry Passengers (CVC-PL-23-05-CH01).1 This updated Policy Letter addresses the surveillance equipment characteristics
On July 17, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a Jones Act seaman’s personal injury suit on forum non conveniens grounds. The decision turned on the enforceability of a
On April 17, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the Coast Guard’s determination that a vessel is considered “built in the United States” for purposes of coastwise endorsement eligibility notwithstanding its incorporation of a foreign-made
On March 12, 2024, in Santee v. Oceaneering International, Inc. et al., the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a published opinion reaffirming the law on several issues that consistently arise in the maritime and oil and gas
Maritime law has many unique characteristics that differentiate it from state and federal law. One of these characteristics is the application of presumptions of fault, causation, and the condition of property, which shifts the burden of proof from one party
In a much-anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court held that choice-of-law provisions in marine insurance contracts are presumptively enforceable under federal maritime law with a few narrow exceptions. In Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC, 601