Are there any legal concerns with tankers being used for floating storage?

Amidst the oil & gas layoffs, the industry has to ensure that it has the manpower skills in place to respond to demand when oil prices recover.

The Supreme People's Court of the PRC published the Regulations for Certain Issues Concerning the Application of Law Relating to Arrest and Auction of Ships which took effect on March 1, 2015.

While many companies can weather the oil price slide and volatility, some industry players face a real risk of insolvency.

Almost three years after the enactment of the Coastal Trading Act, it has failed to revitalise the Australian shipping industry.

A bullet-point overview of changes in Direct Tax, Indirect Tax and Goods and Service Tax in India in light of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s first full-year Budget…

Shanghai Court recently ruled SHIAC has jurisdiction on disputes arising from a clause referring the disputes to "CIETAC Shanghai Sub-Commission".

Section 33 of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO) prohibits the transfer of personal data to places outside Hong Kong, except in circumstances specified in the PDPO.

The High Court of Singapore recently handed down an important judgment in relation to the enforceability of Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB) decisions under the FIDIC forms of contract.

The sharp fall in oil prices amid deteriorating sentiment over the global economy has made investors weary of investing in other commodities.

The G20 has given the Sydney-based Global Infrastructure Hub only a four year mandate to realise its goal of closing the global infrastructure gap.

Significant changes made to the laws in New South Wales regarding home building work are worthy of close scrutiny.

On December 17, 2014, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) amended the review guidelines on unfair exercise of intellectual property rights (Revised Guidelines), effective December 24, 2014. …