Cruise Ship Crime Reporting: Lawyer Advocates Greater Transparency
Miami maritime lawyer Charles R. Lipcon, of Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, P. A. , has met with staff members for U.S. Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the committee itself to discuss transparency in cruise ship crime reporting. During the meeting, Mr. Lipcon, who has over 40 years of maritime litigation experience, discussed how there is a large discrepancy between the number of cruise crimes that are actually taking place and those that are being reported to the public.
Ballast Water Regulations Uniformity Plea to US Senate
A coalition of maritime related interests writes to US Senate pledging support for uniform national standard for regulation of ballast water & other vessel discharges. The text of the letter addressed to The Hon. John D. "We are writing to express support for Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approval of S. 3332, the Vessel Incidental Discharges Act, bipartisan legislation that will help achieve the goal of a uniform national standard for the regulation of ballast water and other vessel discharges. Our coalition—which includes U.S. and international vessel owners and operators; labor unions; industries that rely on marine vessels to transport essential cargoes in domestic and international commerce…