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Maritime Disputes Newsletter – Issue 1
Welcome to our maritime disputes newsletter – a new publication designed to help you get to grips with the latest developments in English maritime law.
Marshall Islands economic substance guidelines provide clarity for shipping
On October 17 2019, the Marshall Islands Registrar of Corporations published Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions interpreting the Marshall Islands economic substance regulations.
US Sanctions on Turkey Illustrate Compliance Needs
On October 14, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order imposing sanctions on certain Turkish governmental officials and ministries in response to Turkey’s military offensive in Syria.
Marshall Islands removed from EU blacklist; economic substance guidelines forthcoming
On October 10, 2019, the Marshall Islands was removed from the European Union’s blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.
WFW Athens Senior Associate admitted to practise Marshall Islands law
Dinos Konstantinos will work closely with our New York colleagues, Partners John Benson and Steve Hollander, who practise Marshall Islands law to provide advice of the highest quality to our clients.
WFW expands Singapore Maritime practice with key Of Counsel hire
Corin Ricketts’s practice focusses on disputes in the shipping, trade and commodities, energy and offshore oil and gas sectors.
WFW advises FDX Offshore
The partnership intends to expand its chemical tanker pools as well as initiate and grow independent pools in other classes of ships.
WFW advises OMP in Preferred Stock Transaction
We advised OMP, a leading maritime and offshore energy institutional investor, on its acquisition of US$35m of Series G Redeemable Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares of Tsakos Energy Navigation.
US Sanctions COSCO: Effects on the Shipping Community
COSCO Tanker and COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Seaman and Ship Management Co., as well as four other Chinese companies, have been placed on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control. This article looks into the effects of these sanctions.