Prior to the mid-twentieth century, the seas were virtually calm in the field of marine insurance, with uniformity of law existing in both Britain and the United States. Marine insurance laws between these countries developed from English jurisprudence originating between the seventeenth and nineteenth century. However, a distinct divergence emerged after the United States Supreme […]
Justice Department Sends Clear Message to Marpol Violators: Carnival’s Princess Cruise Lines to Pay $40 million in Pollution Penalties
*By James L. Pound. James is a member of the Tulane University Law School Class of 2017 and Graduate of the University of Georgia Class of 2014. James is a Notes and Comments Editor for the Tulane Maritime Law Journal and a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States. He has a […]
Trump’s Infrastructural Promises and the U.S. Maritime Transportation Industry
*By Gordon Lamphere. Gordon is a Notes & Comments Editor for the Tulane Maritime Law Journal. Gordon is a member of the Tulane University Law School Class of 2017 and Graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. He is a former professional sailor with a passion for maritime law, business, and policy. Possibly no executive transition […]
International Recent Developments: Australia
This Article focuses on the significant decisions that have emanated from Australian courts between November 2014 and November 2015, aside from one decision that is hot off the press at the time of writing. It aims to provide readers with an insight into Australian admiralty and maritime law and its development over this period. PURCHASE […]
Tulane Maritime Journal’s Fall 2016 Comment Presentation
Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
This is the fifteenth Article in a series of annual reports on U.S. admiralty and maritime law and practice. In these articles we try to call attention to the principal national-level developments that bear on the work of admiralty judges, lawyers, and scholars, and we look more closely at the relevant work of the United […]
Organizing Marine Casualty Investigations: A “Wicked Problem” for Maritime Regulators
Technological advances in the maritime industry challenge governments’ abilities to regulate marine safety in protection of those who make a living exposed to the perils of the sea. Mobile Offshore Drilling Units exploit natural resources farther and farther from shore. Liquefied natural gas-propelled vessels under construction upend traditional safety inspector training programs. Meanwhile, Arctic drilling […]
Sad News for the TMLJ Community
Dear Tulane Maritime Law Journal Community, The Tulane Maritime Law Journal is saddened to learn of the loss of one of our founding members, Mr. Robert B. Fisher, Jr., who passed away on Monday, April 25. On behalf of the current Journal membership and the greater Journal community, we wish to extend our condolences […]
Maritime Law in the News: DARPA Christens Unmanned, Autonomous Vessel
Yesterday, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a sub-agency within the Department of Defense, christened an unmanned, automated vessel designed for use by the Navy. This 130 foot “ACTUV prototype vessel” is capable of travelling thousands of miles without a crew. Although Navy sailors will control the ACTUV’s mission and have the option of […]
Plugging the Leaks: The Fifth Circuit Expands and Clarifies the Scope of the Bright-Line Robbins Dry Dock Rule in In re Deepwater Horizon
The Tulane Maritime Law Journal is proud to present another installment in a series of forthcoming posts concerning recent developments in admiralty and maritime law written by members of the Tulane Maritime Law Journal. *This post has not undergone our full editorial process. By: David Bury Plugging the Leaks: The Fifth Circuit Expands and Clarifies the […]