Remarking on the state of port security in the U.S. following 9/11, the Secretary of Homeland Security recently said that major advances in port security have been made, making special mention of TWIC’s, security plans, increased CBP presence and port security grants.  Asserting that naysayers expressing concerns about port security show their "intellectual laziness,"  the…

The Coast Guard announced a new policy imposing security restrictions on vessels arriving from certain Indonesian ports deemed to have inadequate security measures in place.  These restrictions impose certain security measures to be used when the vessels visit U.S. ports.  The Indonesian ports listed below do have the requisite security measures in place:

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Informing the discussion on Hawaii’s attempt to regulate fuel types used by ships visiting Kauai, posted here, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision (summary here) yesterday involving California’s attempts to regulate ship’s fuels.

In Pacific Merchant Shipping Assn. v. Goldstene, the California Air Resources Board promulgated and enforced "Marine Vessel Rules" purporting…