The Fourth Arm of Defense: American Merchant Mariners Finally Receive Their Medals
On July 17, 2026, a civilian-crewed ship received the Presidential [...]
Blockaded Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Houthis Declare Bab el-Mandeb Strait Closed to Saudi Crude
Yemen’s Houthis have declared a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia [...]
Who Decides Who Decides? The Fifth Circuit’s Hill v. Jackson Offshore Decision and the Hidden Power of Arbitration Clauses
A single sentence in a post-injury arbitration agreement decided not [...]
The Guardian and the Tollbooth: What a 20% Hormuz Fee Would Mean for the Crews Who Sail It
The United States has declared itself “the Guardian of the [...]
Lone Star Leading Them All: Galveston’s T/S Elissa Takes America’s 250th By Storm
For a Texas maritime lawyer, it is a rare pleasure [...]
Dark Ship, Rich Cargo: The Profit in Running the Strait Dark
In the past, we covered how ships and crew have [...]
The Human Freight of the Hormuz Strait: The Crises and Crewmen Still Left Behind
The Strait of Hormuz is open again, but the interim [...]
High and Dry, But Still On The Hook
Abandoned and derelict recreational boats are becoming an incident problem [...]
Narrow Waters, Wide Wake: The Scars of the Strait of Hormuz Crisis
The Strait of Hormuz is” reopening”, and the tankers are [...]
Floating Nuclear Power: A New Offshore Energy Frontier?
Small modular reactors, shipyard construction, island energy security, and the [...]