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Safe Berth, Always Afloat

'Because Frescati has altered the safe-berth landscape, parties to maritime contracts should consider the implications of safe-berth language contained therein to understand and account for their respective liability-risk exposure,' Keith B. Letourneau, a partner at Blank Rome in Houston, said.
6 minute read

International Edition

HFW Launches in British Virgin Islands With Local Acquisition

The outfit's three lawyers will join HFW for the new base.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Maritime Air Emissions

As important as it is to reduce NOx and Sox emissions, the maritime industry is only just now turning its attention to ratcheting down GHG emissions emanating from the world's fleet.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Hogan Lovells Hires Jones Day Global Projects Lead Amid Push for Renewable Energy, Infrastructure Investment

Richard Puttré, whose arrival coincides with the U.S. infrastructure bill and increasing demand for renewable energy production across the Americas, adds 30 years of cross-border project finance experience to Hogan's corporate and finance practice.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Time is Money: Allocating the Cost of Maritime Delays

In a competitive world where time is money, allocating the risk of delays between parties to maritime transportation contracts is more important than ever, and especially during a pandemic when vessels and container delays are rampant.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Jones Act and Coastwise Trade

One of the more protectionist laws that applies to U.S. coastal trade is the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly know as the Jones Act, after its…
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Chicken Anyone?

Amazingly, there is no navigation rule that explains or specifically authorizes this maneuver, colloquially known since at least the 1980s as the Texas Chicken. It developed out of necessity to handle the volume of commercial traffic on the HSC.
6 minute read

International Edition

Pandora's Box: Baker McKenzie Opens Up Law's Ethics Challenge

This week's Global Lawyer Briefing discusses the ethical challenge posed by the Pandora Papers as well as the industry's other big stories.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Importance of Maritime Commerce and Law to Texas

The Houston Ship Channel is the busiest waterway in the nation servicing eight public and nearly 200 private terminals while supporting more than 3 million U.S. jobs.
6 minute read

International Edition

Offshore Firm Harneys Adds Funds Partner in Hong Kong

Yucheng Fan joins the British Virgin Islands-based firm from fellow offshore firm Maples.
1 minute read

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