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Owners, yards and class team up on safety at Ship Repair USA

At this year’s Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA conference attendees will gain critical insights into one of the most pressing challenges in the maritime repair sector: aligning safety practices and regulatory compliance across multiple stakeholders. The session, “Bridging the Gap: Owners, Yards & Class on Safety,” will bring together leaders from shipyards, vessel operators, and a classification society for a candid, solution-focused discussion on how to streamline safety strategy and regulatory...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/owners-yards-and-class-team-up-on-safety-at-ship-repair-usa/

Julia Bonestroo Banegas joins Jones Walker maritime regulatory team

Julia Bonestroo Banegas has joined Jones Walker LLP as special counsel in the maritime practice group and a member of the maritime regulatory team in the firm’s Washington, D.C, office.

“We are pleased to welcome Julia to our maritime regulatory team,” said Bill Hines, the firm’s managing partner. “Her extensive experience in maritime law and regulatory compliance will be valuable to our clients in Washington, D.C/ and across the country.”

Bonestroo Banegas advises clients on federal and state...

https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/julia-bonestroo-banegas-joins-jones-walker-maritime-regulatory-team/

Boom! A systematic approach to maritime risks

By Luis Llamas and Thomas “Buddy” Bardenwerper, Jones Walker LLP Maritime Practice Group

The bilge alarm is sounding. Smoke is billowing. Oil is spreading. A lot needs to happen in these critical, heart-pounding moments; coming up with an emergency response plan shouldn’t be one of them.

Operating a maritime business is inherently risky. This is so for inland commerce, open ocean navigation, and everything in between. Not only are maritime professionals subject to the whims of Mother Nature, but...

https://www.marinelog.com/views/op-eds/boom-a-systematic-approach-to-maritime-risks/

Op-Ed: Complying with Coast Guard’s Final Rule on cybersecurity

By Jim Kearns and Andy Lee, Jones Walker LLP

On January 17, the U.S. Coast Guard released a final rule on cybersecurity in the U.S. marine transportation system. The rule establishes cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flag vessels, facilities, and Outer Continental Shelf facilities that are regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002. These requirements will become effective on July 16 for the owners and operators of such vessels and facilities.

The core requirements for...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/op-ed-complying-with-coast-guards-final-rule-on-cybersecurity/

Op-Ed: IRPT takes its own pulse on cybersecurity

by James A. Kearns, Jones Walker LLP

For cyber bad actors, especially those for whom ransomware is just another business model, no target is too small. This flies in the face of frequently seen, front-page discussions of cybersecurity for maritime facilities, which typically cite examples of cyberattacks on large infrastructure elements, such as the highly publicized breach of Colonial Pipeline’s network. Strikes on smaller infrastructure components, however, including last year’s ransomware...

https://www.marinelog.com/perspectives/op-eds/op-ed-irpt-takes-its-own-pulse-on-cybersecurity/

Jones Walker adds to Miami maritime team

Kassandra “Kassie” Doyle Taylor has joined the Miami office of law firm Jones Walker LLP as special counsel in the Maritime Practice Group and member of the maritime litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution team.

Taylor is an experienced attorney who successfully defended a vessel operator in one of the largest recreational boating accidents in Florida history. She has experience litigating at both the state and federal levels and has defended her clients in many international...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/jones-walker-adds-to-miami-maritime-team/

Marine Log announces new editorial advisory board

Now that we are getting settled into 2022, Marine Log has a host of new developments coming online this year—including a new conference (to be announced), more webinars focused on offshore developments and sustainability, additional podcasts and two additional digital special reports focused on power and design. But first, we wanted to introduce to our readers Marine Log’s Editorial Advisory Board.

The committee, composed of nine experts in the maritime industry, will act as points of...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/marine-log-announces-new-editorial-advisory-board/

Barge industry seeks temporary liability shield from Covid-19 lawsuits

The inland waterways industry has joined other businesses across the U.S. in seeking liability protection from pandemic-related lawsuits that are filed on behalf of workers who claim they have been sickened or died from exposure to Covid-19 while on the job.

The American Waterways Operators, which represents barge, towboat and tugboat operators, wants Congress to enact “targeted liability protections” for maritime employers who make “good faith efforts to abide by applicable public health...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/barge-industry-seeks-temporary-liability-shield-from-covid-19-lawsuits/

Most large maritime companies have been cyberattack targets, survey says

APM Terminals, a subsidiary of global shipping company A.P. Moller - Maersk, was affected by a massive cyberattack in June 2017. Creative Commons photo by Glen.

Almost 80% of large U.S. maritime industry companies (more than 400 employees) reported that cyberattackers targeted their companies within the past year, according to a maritime cybersecurity survey released today.

The inaugural Maritime Cybersecurity Survey from New Orleans-based Jones Walker LLP said that rapidly evolving technologies deployed throughout the U.S. maritime industry to increase efficiencies and competitiveness present significant cybersecurity risks, which the industry is...

https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/most-large-maritime-companies-have-been-cyber-targets/