During the eighty-third session of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced it has approved draft regulations under a new IMO net-zero framework.

A new effort is in progress to strengthen the maritime industry with the reintroduction of the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security for America Act of 2025 (SHIPS Act).

A recent series of deadly United States military strikes in international waters raises legal concerns over the use of lethal measures against alleged foreign drug-smuggling vessels.

President Trump signed an executive order that has to combat deploy Navy Warship to increase of maritime-related terrorism, illegal immigration, and drug smuggling.

The United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) drafted an Emissions Deal (“Deal”) in April 2025 to decrease global carbon emissions in the maritime sector from international shipping.