4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (882+ words) The National Law Review In April 2022, we published an article titled “Carriage of Cargo on Deck: Carriers Be Aware,” in which we discussed the legal risks carriers face when transporting cargo on deck under bills of lading governed by United…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (338+ words) Homeland Preparedness News Home » News » International shipping companies fined for illegal ocean discharges The company operating an international shipping company has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an oily waste discharge into the sea. “Foreign vessels that…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (606+ words) Hormuz Crisis Costs Importers $330 Billion in Six Months The Supreme Court’s decision in Montgomery v. Caribe in May has allowed certain state-law negligent hiring claims to be brought against freight brokers. Previously, freight brokers could appeal to federal law to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (224+ words) What makes this probe particularly significant is that BIS had already put the freight forwarding industry on written notice of exactly these obligations — before the Apex shipments under investigation were completed. What none of those cases involved was the carrier....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (543+ words) Global | Publication | August 2026 Finco International AG v Integra Petrochemicals Europe AG [2026] EWHC 727 (Comm) Notably, the judge found that the buyer’s ground for rejection (the vessel being too large for the chosen terminal) was objectively reasonable prior to the seller taking…...