Nick Primrose Joins Jones Walker as Special Counsel

Jones Walker LLP welcomed Nick Primrose as special counsel in the Government Relations Practice Group in the firm’s Tallahassee office. Nick works with businesses, public agencies, and industry organizations whose success depends

RWE, Trump Reach $1.22b agreement to Cancel Offshore Wind Leases

German energy company RWE said on Thursday that it had reached a $1.22 billion agreement with the Trump administration to cancel three offshore wind leases in U.S. waters and to direct the funds to LNG and

SMM 2026 Launches Energy Efficiency Hub

The maritime industry faces the dual challenge of reducing emissions while remaining economically competitive. As a result, energy efficiency is becoming one of the key drivers of the sector's transformation.Against this backdrop,

Food for Peace Program Begins Wheat Shipment to Kenya

The Transportation Institute (TI), representing U.S.-flag American shipping companies, joined farmers, millers, longshoremen, merchant mariners, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the World Food Programme (WFP) at the Port of New Orleans…

Travis Richardson Appointed as Phoenix International Holdings Hawai’i Manager

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc., announced the appointment of Travis Richardson as Hawai’i Area Manager.Richardson returns to Phoenix after his previous tenure from 2014 to 2019, where he led commercial diving operations, underwater ship

Gulf Hypoxic Zone Found to Be Smaller Than Expected

NOAA-supported scientists announced that this year’s Gulf of America hypoxic zone is approximately 1,332 square miles, making it the 2nd smallest zone on record in 40 years of measurement. Hypoxic areas, also called

The Potential Benefits of a Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council for Our Gulf Coast Energy Industry

When the EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989, it was an action-forcing event that led to what was the most substantial overhaul of our federal oil

Black Sea Attacks Strain Global Commodity Flows

A surge in attacks on ships, ports and export terminals in the Black Sea is disrupting global supplies of grain and oil, turning the region into the latest strategic trade chokepoint to

Shipping Companies Release Joint Letter Regarding Strait of Hormuz Fees

An international group of shipping trade associations has sent a letter to UN Secretary General, António Guterres and IMO Secretary General, Arsenio Dominguez, calling for no compulsory tolls or charges to be