Petrostates and Pacific Islands are once again at loggerheads over the IMO’s carbon price plans as official talks inch closer in the shadow of US threats

Yes, you probably can enforce performance. But doing so may not be in your best interests

The landmark ruling against IEEPA tariffs has been followed by a flurry of legal action: importers are moving to get IEEPA refunds, US states are fighting against the new Section 122 tariffs, and an appeal against adjustments to Section 301 tariffs is seeking a SCOTUS hearing

Washington lawyer says US president ‘unfazed’ by cost, which he plans to meet from port fees

The licence will improve the state of crude oil flows into India, which have been severely choked following the country’s pivot from Russia to the Middle East

The US has set out its terms for a potential replacement of the Net-Zero Framework, as companies and states defend the carbon price plan

Europe wants to ensure its shipyards are competing on a level-playing field, but the European Commission will seek to do that via investment, rather than protectionism

Nearly 90 maritime, port, logistics and green tech firms have urged IMO states to ‘find the strength to vote for the NZF this year’ despite opposition from the US

 The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has revoked its sanctions against a British accountant who procured ships for Russia’s shadow* fleet

In a widely anticipated move, the US has filed a complaint seeking a forfeiture in-rem of both the VLCC Skipper and its cargo

Panama, Liberia and Argentina have pitched an alternative regulation to the Net-Zero Framework that would exclude any fuel from the outset if it costs more than 15% above the price of fuel oil

Shipowners have complained they are not seeing sufficient return on their investments in greener vessels, but there’s evidence that those in the EU are starting to get their reward for moving early

Green groups are suing the European Commission over the EU Taxonomy’s labelling of fossil-fuelled shipping and aviation as sustainable

US forces boarded another tanker that escaped its shadow fleet ‘quarantine’ in the Caribbean, marking the 10th since boarding of a Venezuela-linked tanker since December

At least one part of the Tinos I saga — an admiralty suit brought on by its former charterer Vitol — has concluded. But the future of the US-sanctioned, Houston-stranded gas carrier remains unclear