Legal

NTSB calls for risk evaluations of 68 U.S. bridges for vessel strikes

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended March 20 that 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states conduct a vulnerability assessment to determine the risk of bridge collapse from a vessel collision, part of the ongoing investigation into the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. 

The NTSB found that the Key Bridge, which collapsed after being struck by the containership Dali on March 26, 2024, was almost 30 times above the acceptable risk threshold for critical...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/ntsb-calls-for-risk-evaluations-of-68-u-s-bridges-for-vessel-strikes/

Carrier to pay millions in cleanup, penalties for Connecticut gasoline spill

A Connecticut transportation company will pay millions of dollars in penalties and cleanup costs related to a 2022 gasoline spill – the biggest in the state’s history, according to Attorney General William Tong.

“Soundview is fully responsible for the ongoing remediation and clean-up of the site, costing millions of dollars,” a Wednesday news release on the company’s settlement with the state noted.

Soundview also faces penalties and payments totaling $350,000 in connection with the accident in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carrier-to-pay-millions-in-cleanup-penalties-for-connecticut-gasoline-spill

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/

Norton Rose Fulbright advises on circa $2bn financing of 4 ocean-going cruise vessels for Viking Ocean Cruises

Simon Hartley

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised BNP Paribas, a syndicate of lenders, SACE and SIMEST on the financing of four new cruise vessels for Viking Ocean Cruises.

The financing consists of four export credit loan facilities, which are together worth around $2 billion. The facilities are backed by Italian export credit agency SACE and contain a fixed rate subsidy offered by SIMEST.

The ocean-going passenger cruise vessels are being constructed at Fincantieri S.p.A. and are...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/19/norton-rose-fulbright-advises-on-circa-2bn-financing-of-4-ocean-going-cruise-vessels-for-viking-ocean-cruises/

Legal actions underway in Russia against Volgoneft tanker owners

The owners of the two riverine tankers that split up and sank in bad weather in the Black Sea last December are facing multiple legal actions. With several Russian government agencies trying to recover the cost of cleanup from the resulting spills of mazut, a particularly “dirty” oil product, that...

https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/legal-actions-underway-in-russia-against-volgoneft-tanker-owners/

DNV’s Maritime Academy course – MLC 2006 Implementation and Compliance

MLC 2006 Implementation and Compliance

DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 3 April 2025, a course on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006). The convention is in force and every ship and ship owner has to comply with it.

But what is the learning curve within the past few months. Where are the major findings detected during Maritime Labour Inspections? Where could your system be improved to be ahead of upcoming problems?

Within the course you will refresh your general knowledge...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/14/dnvs-maritime-academy-course-mlc-2006-implementation-and-compliance-3/

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