Francisco A. Pecci of McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge and Lawrence D. Malizzi of Onterris presented “Bad Gas? Dealing with a Stink over Sulfur and Coming Challenges with Alternative Fuels” at the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (SEALI) 2026 Annual Seminar on June 19, 2026. The presentation looks at how the Read more
Guillermo Hernandez of Donjon-SMIT presented “Alternative Fuels: “The Past, The Present & The Future” to Forum members. The presentation traces how the maritime fuel landscape is shifting and what that means for spill preparedness and salvage response in U.S. waters. Across 28 slides, the presentation covers: Full presentation below:
On March 12, 2026, six industry leaders gathered to mark 35 years of the Oil Pollution Act with a candid panel discussion titled “Built for Oil, Blind to Whats Next.” The full recording is now available.
How might enforcement shift under an administration perceived to favor deregulation and economic growth over tighter environmental oversight and legal action? As seen in OFFSHORE, www.offshore-mag.com BY DOUGLAS MARTIN, OPA90 Forum Presently, uncertainty exists about how federal authorities will exercise their enforcement powers over oil and gas/vessel casualties, and oil Read more
By Dennis L. Bryant, Bryant’s Maritime Consulting EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In 1998, an obscure, last minute addition to the Coast Guard Authorization Act amended section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), expanding the definition of “discharge”, and clarifying the liability of responders engaged in preventing the substantial threat Read more
By Fred Kuffler, Partner, Montgomery, McKracken, Walker & Rhoades, LLP OPA 90 PRECLUDES USA’S LIABILITY FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR REMOVAL COSTS AND DAMAGES Savage Services Corp v. USA, 25 F. 4th 925 (11th Cir. 2022) In the first case to examine the issues, the Federal Court of Read more