This past April, many of the world’s largest shipping nations agreed to impose a tax on shipping emissions, spearheaded by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

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.