Subscribe to RSS feedConfusion mounts over US Gulf shipping clause
UTTER confusion reigns over the Americanisation of Offshore Shipping clause applicable to foreign vessels serving Gulf of Mexico offshore installations, which is on the verge of being passed by the house of representatives.
Experts are struggling to understand whether this vaguely-worded provision would affect areas such as lightering and whether it would breach US obligations on global free trade.
The proposal, part of a bill sponsored by Democratic Congressman Jim Oberstar, requires that...
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