regulations

FMCSA Rule Updates for 2025 and What Fleets Need to Know

As the trucking industry rolls into 2025, fleets face regulatory changes that could significantly impact their operations. From eliminating Motor Carrier (MC) numbers to establishing new requirements for driver qualifications, understanding these changes is crucial for maintaining compliance and ensuring smooth operations.

Elimination of MC Numbers

Effective Oct. 1, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will discontinue using MC numbers and consolidate carrier identification under USDOT...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-rule-updates-for-2025-and-what-fleets-need-to-know

USTR reveals fee scales, timing for Section 301 action on China

In a long-expected move, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on April 17 took Section 301 “targeted action to restore American shipbuilding and address China’s unreasonable acts, policies, and practices to dominate the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors.”

The Section 301 provisions of the Trade Act provide a domestic procedure through which interested persons may petition the U.S. Trade Representative to investigate a foreign government act, policy, or practice and take appropriate...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/regulations/ustr-reveals-fee-scales-timing-for-section-301-action-on-china/

Ship Repair USA: Charting a course through compliance

When it comes to running a shipyard, navigating regulations and compliance can sometimes feel more complicated than navigating open water. One area that continues to challenge even the most seasoned operators is the United States Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (USL&H). Misunderstandings abound, and the stakes for non-compliance are high—ranging from hefty fines to operational shutdowns.

At Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA conference on June 10-11, taking place in New Orleans,...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/ship-repair-usa-charting-a-course-through-compliance/

IMO’s MEPC 83 approves net-zero regulations for global shipping

With the conclusion of the latest session of its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83) the International Maritime Organization (IMO) says that it has achieved another step towards establishing a legally binding framework to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships globally, aiming for net-zero emissions by or around, i.e close to 2050. 

The IMO Net-zero Framework is the first in the world to combine mandatory emissions limits and GHG pricing across an entire industry sector. 

A...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/imos-mepc-83-approves-net-zero-regulations-for-global-shipping/

Ship Repair USA: Panel tackles tariffs, metal prices

Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA conference, taking place in New Orleans on June 10-11, is set to bring together key industry professionals to address the unique challenges facing small and medium-sized shipyards. Now in its third year, the event is tailored for the ship repair and maintenance sector, offering access to industry innovations, cost-saving strategies, regulatory guidance, and valuable networking opportunities.

One of the key highlights at Ship Repair USA is the panel titled “Navigating...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/ship-repair-usa-panel-tackles-tariffs-metal-prices/

New voices weigh in on impact of USTR’s proposed port fees on China-built ships

More concerns are being raised about the port fees that the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) proposes be placed on Chinese-built ships.

USTR proposes massive port fees on Chinese-built ships entering U.S. ports

As Peter Sands, chief shipping analyst at Xeneta noted last week, containership operators are looking at their options.

Now the trade association for those operators, the World Shipping Council (WSC) has released its assessment of the likely impact of the port fees should they be...

https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/new-voices-weigh-in-on-impact-of-ustrs-proposed-port-fees-on-china-built-ships/

DOE removes barriers to U.S. LNG bunkering

The U.S. Department of Energy last week announced an order that removes barriers for the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. The order issued by DOE modifies a prior order issued to JAX LNG in December 2024 under the previous administration that had asserted new oversight for the use of LNG to power marine vessels, also known as LNG bunkering.

JAX LNG is a small-scale coastal LNG facility located at Dames Point near Jacksonville, Florida that provides LNG as fuel to ships,...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/u-s-doe-removes-barriers-to-lng-bunkering/

USTR proposes massive port fees on Chinese-built ships entering U.S. ports

Operators of Chinese built ships could face a service fee of up $1.5 million for each U.S. port call. As we reported earlier, in response to a petition filed by U.S. unions back in March 2024, then U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai found that China’s targeting the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance is actionable under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974

USTR: China’s dominance of global shipbuilding warrants U.S. action

Section 301 is a key tool...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/ustr-proposes-massive-port-fees-on-chinese-built-ships-entering-u-s-ports/

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