In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Sid Lewis, head of labor & employment practice at law firm Jones Walker, and Sara Kuebel, an associate at the firm, to discuss the issue of sexual assault and sexual harassment onboard vessels. We will dive into the Safer Seas Act and...
https://www.marinelog.com/podcasts/podcast-implications-of-the-safer-seas-act/
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/
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/
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/
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...
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.
https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/most-large-maritime-companies-have-been-cyber-targets/