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US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) - March 2023 The FATCA form has been updated as of March 2023. You can find the new version attached below. FATCA became law in March 2010 and comes…

The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Maritime System A Major Waterway of Man’s Making The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Maritime System is a binational, deep water system extending nearly 2,500…

Risk Focus: Catastrophic Machinery Failure Introduction and factors at play in machinery failure The majority of casualties at sea are caused by a chain of failures occurring at the same time. Due…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Legal, Liability and Insurance Issues arising from Vaccination of Seafarers 本文有中文版，请参文末链接。 This article contains two documents from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)…

"Ever Given" Media Statement EVER GIVEN departs Great Bitter Lake  Updated - Wednesday 7 July 2021, 12:00 UTC Following the conclusion of a formal agreement between the EVER GIVEN’s…

Circular 02/21: ELECTRONIC PAPERLESS TRADING OUTLINE From 24 March 2021 the TradeLens eBL system has been added to the list of approved International Group of P&I Clubs (the Group) system…

Crew Health Advice: Grief - Our Journey to Healing Loss is an inevitable, fundamental truth of life that bonds people together. Grief is the emotional suffering we experience when we lose someone or…

QCR Spring 2021: California Air Resources Board v. Charterers Del Monte Settlement Violation of the California’s Ocean-Going Vessel At Berth Regulations Results In almost $2m million…

QCR Spring 2021: Lopez v. Catalina Channel Express, Inc. - US Ninth Circuit Requires Availability of Alternative Methods for Restroom Accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act …

QCR Spring 2021: Adams v All Coast - when is a seaman not a seaman FACTS In Adams v All Coast, No. 19-30907 (5th Cir., February 11, 2021), Plaintiff, William Adams, filed a collective action…