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FMC awards Samsung Electronics America $3.7m in demurrage suit against Zim
‘The parties thoroughly litigated the case,’ concluded chief administrative law judge Erin Wirth in her initial decision awarding SEA $3.7m in damages in its case against Zim

Decarbonisation now depends on one key detail
The IMO net zero framework still leaves many unanswered questions. But its yet-to-be-defined lifecycle assessment guidelines for ranking and rewarding green fuels are the most vital

Hague and Hague-Visby verdicts vary by country, Gard warns
Lawyer for marine insurers sets out considerations for carriers

ABS chief Christopher Wiernicki announces retirement
ABS chief executive and chairman Christopher Wiernicki will retire at the end of 2025 after 14 years at the helm. He will be replaced by president and chief operating officer John McDonald effective January 1, 2026

What happens next in the Baltimore bridge case?
Lloyd’s List law and marine insurance editor David Osler examines the next steps in the maritime casualty of the decade

IMO carbon price not a done deal industry warned
The IMO’s new green regulation has drawn fire for its complexity and weak climate targets. But it is seen as better than nothing — and nothing is still a real possibility

USTR port fees: Dry bulk gets reprieve, for now
The long-awaited announcement by the US Trade Representative outlining its port fees plan was significantly scaled-back from the original proposal, and will have a limited impact on bulk shipping

Revised US port fee plan leaves important questions unanswered, lawyers argue
Watson Farley & Williams team analyse latest rules

EXCLUSIVE: How an LPG tanker’s maiden voyage ended with the US sanctioning a sprawling Iranian gas network
A 2024-built very large gas carrier, Tinos I, arrived in Houston on June 2024 on its maiden voyage but has been sat at anchor since without lifting a cargo. Now, US authorities have sanctioned the vessel, along with the entire network of companies behind it, all operated by the Dubai-based gas magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh who has for many years been the Iranian LPG kingpin

LNG will remain the cheapest fuel through to 2035 under IMO rules
IMO and EU regulations make LNG the cheapest ship fuel until 2035, according to consultancy Rystad Energy, which projected VLSFO costs would rise above $1,100 that year

Blaze-stricken, Iran-linked gas tanker arrested in Bangladesh
Tanzania-flagged VLGC Captain Nikolas, which caught fire during an STS transfer of suspected Iranian-origin LPG off Bangladesh in October, was recently arrested, according to the High Court of Bangladesh and a Lloyd’s List Intelligence casualty report

Where do the new IMO rules leave LNG fuel?
Worries that a carbon-trading system would unfairly benefit LNG fuel seem to have been averted. Both sides of the LNG debate are claiming victory from the IMO

Tracking sanctioned ships is a more difficult task as vessels share critical identification numbers
Vessels are using the same Maritime Mobile Service Identity numbers, a practice which can confuse the systems that ingest Automatic Identification System data

High Court ruling confirms clauses paramount are just that
‘It says paramount, so it is paramount,’ confirms WFW’s Archit Dhir
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