Shipping Regulatory News Archive - Maritime Law Updates - (original) (raw)
Sea Cargo Charter members hold emissions line despite shipping turmoil
Charterers and shipowners participating in the Sea Cargo Charter (SCC) managed to keep climate performance broadly stable in 2025 despite…
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Hong Kong unveils new tax breaks to lure commodity traders and shipping firms
Hong Kong is set to introduce fresh tax incentives for shipping-related businesses and commodity traders as it seeks to strengthen…
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BIMCO drafts standard clause for Russia-linked tanker sale restrictions
BIMCO is developing a standard contractual clause for tanker sale and purchase agreements in response to new European Union sanctions…
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New Brazilian biofouling rules come with fines of up to $9m
Brazil has pushed back full enforcement of its biofouling regulations by 18 months, but shipowners still face the prospect of…
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Maritime crackdown expands from Hormuz to the Med
US forces disabled a VLCC in the Gulf of Oman yesterday after the vessel attempted to breach Washington’s naval blockade…
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Why the IMO matters more than ever for shipping’s next 50 years
Bertrand Smith, director general of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, writes for Splash today. Shipping depends on a simple but…
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‘Sooner or later the party will finish’: Owners weigh risks behind today’s strong markets
Leading shipowners and investors gathered at the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum during Posidonia with a clear message: resilience, balance-sheet strength and…
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Brussels vows to shield shipowners from double carbon charges
European shipping companies will not be forced to pay twice for carbon emissions under both European and International Maritime Organization…
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Hazardous cargo liability treaty set for 2027 launch
A long-awaited international compensation regime covering accidents involving hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) at sea is finally set to enter…
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France intercepts sanctioned Russian tanker in Atlantic
France, backed by the UK and other allies, has intercepted a sanctioned tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet. French president…
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Samsung takes Wan Hai to FMC over pandemic-era container fees
Samsung Electronics America has launched another legal challenge against a container carrier over pandemic-era detention and demurrage charges, filing a…
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Trump urged to end ‘America last’ Jones Act waiver
The American Maritime Partnership has launched a national campaign urging President Donald Trump to end his administration’s 150-day Jones Act…
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Mercuria and Baltic Exchange set for fast-tracked Hormuz benchmark showdown
An expedited High Court trial has been scheduled for October 26 in London in the growing legal battle between commodity…
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Maritime crews left behind by EU labour protections, new study warns
A major new study commissioned by transport unions has laid bare what researchers describe as a deep labour rights gap…
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Indonesia moves to centralise commodity exports through state-run trading arm
Indonesia has announced plans to route all exports of coal, palm oil and ferroalloys through a government-appointed state enterprise, in…
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Redundancies as Maersk green think tank feels the squeeze
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping is cutting jobs as the influential maritime decarbonisation organisation reshapes itself…
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Adani unit to pay $275m to settle US sanctions probe over LPG imports
Adani Enterprises Limited has agreed to pay $275m to settle a US government investigation into alleged violations of American sanctions…
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White paper maps shipping’s climate risk minefield
A new white paper argues that shipping’s current fragmented approach to climate risk management leaves it dangerously exposed. The white…
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US cracks down on Iran’s covert crude pipeline to China
The US Treasury Department has designated 12 individuals and entities for their roles facilitating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ sale…
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Shipping faces decade-defining split as geopolitics, overcapacity and decarbonisation collide
The global shipping industry is entering one of its most uneven periods in decades, according to the latest Shipping Market…
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