US accused of knee-jerk reaction over marine disaster liability cap

SHIPPING industry fears of a knee-jerk reaction in the US to the oil pollution caused by the Deepwater Horizon have been realised with a proposal before the US Congress to scrap liability limits in the Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA 90) for clean-up costs from oil spills.

As it stands this change would apply to shipping as well as offshore exploration and production.
The proposal is included in an amendment to US budget proposals for the 2011 financial year.
It would amend OPA 90 by removing the...

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