Legal Beat: At Sea with U.S. Maritime Security
By Dennis L. The U.S. Coast Guard issued its final regulations implementing the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA). These regulations replace the interim rules issued on July 1…
News: Shipbreaking in the Spotlight at ILO
Existing international and national regulations do not specifically address shipbreaking, widely regarded as one of the world's most hazardous occupations. Some…
News: World's Biggest LNG Carrier Due in 2005
A 153,500 cu. m. LNG carrier ordered by Gaz de France from Chantiers de l'Atlantique - reported to be the largest ever LNG carrier - will be classed by Bureau Veritas and is due for delivery in 2005.
News: EU Single-Hull Phase-Out Elicits IMO Scorn
Taking a page from OPA 90, the European Union has officially adopted its unilateral plan for accelerated phase-out of single-hull tankers. The regulation was published…
Editor’s Note
Just when I begin to think that some of the messages we reiterate in our pages are becoming trite, one of the largest ferries in our country’s most populous city smashes into a pier…
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