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Dutch Propose Law To Crack Down On Russian Shadow Fleet
By Patrick Van Oosterom Oct 9, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Dutch government proposed a legal change to crack down more effectively on…
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Marine World
U.S. Sanctions Law Puts Russia’s Arctic Yamal LNG Fleet in Crosshairs
A new U.S. sanctions law could put the specialized fleet that keeps Russia’s Yamal LNG project operating in the Arctic…
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Maritime News
Op-Ed: Strait of Hormuz Tests the Limits of the Law of the Sea
Every escalation in the Strait of Hormuz raises the same question: can international law keep one of the world’s most…
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Maritime News
OPA ’90 and Deepwater Horizon: A Law That Worked Better than Anyone Could Have Imagined
The damaged Blow Out Preventer (BOP), along with the Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) Cap from Deepwater Horizon. U.S. Coast…
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Marine World
Venezuela Passes 20-Year Prison Law Targeting ‘Piracy’ and ‘Blockades’ After Tanker Seizures
Venezuela’s ruling-party controlled National Assembly unanimously approved a law on Tuesday that allows prison sentences of up to 20 years…
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Maritime News
OMV CEO Warns EU Risks Losing Qatari Gas over Sustainability Law
The CEO of Austrian energy firm OMV on Tuesday urged the European Union to reconsider its sustainability legislation or risk…
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Landmark High Seas Treaty Set to Become International Law Next Year
Last week, the landmark Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) high seas treaty reached the milestone of 60 state ratifications, which…
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Ghana Adopts a New Fisheries Law to Curb IUU Fishing
In the past decade, the scourge of IUU (illegal, unregulated and unreported) fishing in West Africa has grown into…
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New Law Paves the Way for Abandoned Vessel Removal in Charleston
A contractor working for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has extracted a former U.S. Navy torpedo recovery…
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Port News
Finland bans ship waste discharges in first for maritime environmental law
Starting today, it will be illegal for cargo ships to discharge toilet wastewater, sulphuric wash water, and scrubber sludge into…
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