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Tatham & Co and Sea Green Law announce maritime law merger

 Stephen Askins, Partner, Tatham & Co

Tatham & Co and Sea Green Law, two leading specialist maritime law firms in the UK, are merging to create a 22 lawyer practice, and a stronger version of themselves. 

The combined entity began operating on 1 April 2025 under the Tatham & Co name, will be jointly led by lead Partners Stephen Askins and James Hickland from Tatham & Co, and Ted Graham from Sea Green Law.

By combining their expertise and resources and building on the success of the two firms, the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/03/tatham-co-and-sea-green-law-announce-maritime-law-merger/

Operators of US military-contracted tanker sue over deadly UK collision

The operators of a tanker contracted by the U.S. military that was struck by a Portuguese-flagged container ship off England’s coast filed suit Monday in a London court, according to Reuters.

Crowley-Stena Marine Solutions and Stena Bulk Marine Services (USA) are suing MS Solong Schiffahrtsgesellschaft M&Co. KG, a subsidiary of the owner of the container ship Solong, shipping company Ernst Russ.

One member of the crew of the Solong is missing and presumed dead after the March 10 accident, the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/operators-of-us-military-contracted-tanker-sue-over-deadly-uk-collision

DNV’s Maritime Academy Course – EFFECTIVE DOCK & SEA TRIALS AND SUCCESSFUL DELIVERIES OF NEWBUILDINGS

Marina Papaioannou

EFFECTIVE DOCK & SEA TRIALS AND SUCCESSFUL DELIVERIES OF NEWBUILDINGS

DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 8 and 9 April 2025, on effective dock and sea trials as well as successful deliveries of newbuildings.

Course Objectives

This course describes how to cooperate closely with yard and Class representatives, to handle efficiently various production outstandings, but also various Owners and Class comments (as raised during previous inspections), plus recommendations, as...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/27/dnvs-maritime-academy-course-effective-dock-sea-trials-and-successful-deliveries-of-newbuildings-2/

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

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