Admiralty Law

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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For almost two decades, Escopeta Oil & Gas has had a presence in Alaska. But it wasn't until Sept. 2, 2011, that the company was able to begin drilling its first...

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Nearly 10,000 vessels, more than 5 percent of the world fleet, could adopt LNG propulsion by 2020, MEC Intelligence wrote in a report in October. This would mark a huge growth, as less...

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Further charges have been filed by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) against the Master and Second Officer of the of the Costamare-owned 3,032 TEU containership Rena, following the ship's grounding on Astrolabe Reef off...

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Common sense has emerged in Washington, DC, in the form of a new bill introduced by Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) on September 22. The bill, HR 2840, the "Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act...

The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved in October the "Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 201 1 " (H. R. 2840), which will be voted on by the U.S. House of...

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BP moved a step closer to being allowed to drill new deep-water wells in the GuU- of Mexico when the agency that regulates U.S. offshore drilling said it approved a supplemental exploration plan...

PART I I. Introduction 632 A. Scope 632 B. The Usual Scenario 635 II. The Difficulty with the K-Line Decision 638 A. What Happened in K-Line? 638 B. What Was The Issue Splitting...

I INTRODUCTION This paper responds to a commentary by Mr. John A. C. Cartner and Mr. Edgar Gold on an article published in Volume 41 of the Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce...