Note from the Vice Chair
Happy fall! As the seasons change, so do the issues confronting the maritime industry...or not. Over the past few years, several topics have consistently remained in the headlines and as a thorn in the side of many shipowners. In the environmental arena, these issues have generally involved MARPOL enforcement, ballast water management, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Vessel General Permit, and air emissions in light of the upcoming International Maritime Organization’s 0.5-percent sulfur cap. Read More »
This article by Jeanne M. Grasso, partner at Blank Rome, is one in a series of articles written for Blank Rome Maritime's quarterly Mainbrace newsletter. To view the other articles in the October 2018 edition of Mainbrace, please click here.