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Following discussions during the 81st meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 81), which took place March 18–22, 2024, member states of the International Maritime...
Tauil & Chequer
The 81st meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee ("MEPC") of the International Maritime Organization ("IMO") was held from March 18 to 22...
Tauil & Chequer
On March 13, 2024, the National Agency of Waterway Transportation ("ANTAQ") published ANTAQ Resolution No. 112/2024 (the "Resolution") in the Official Gazette, establishing criteria...
Tauil & Chequer
On March 14, 2024, the National Agency of Waterway Transportation (Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários, "ANTAQ") held Public Hearing No. 02/2024-ANTAQ.
Tauil & Chequer
The Baltic and International Maritime Council ("BIMCO"), in conjunction with Bangladesh, India, Norway, Pakistan and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)...
Tauil & Chequer
On January 16, 2024, Law No. 14,813 ("Law 14,813") was published, aiming to provide legal certainty and regulatory stability to pilotage services. Law 14.813 amends Law No. 9.537/97...
Tauil & Chequer
Foi publicada no dia 21 de novembro de 2023, a Resolução n° 109/2023 da ANTAQ, que dispõe sobre a estrutura de serviços prestados por operadores portuários e instalações portuárias...
Tauil & Chequer
On October 16, the Brazilian Congress voted to override the presidential veto of several articles of Law 14.273/2021 (Railway Law). Below we highlight the main changes resulting from the veto override.
Koury Lopes Advogados
No final de 2022, em 30 de dezembro, foi publicado o Decreto nº 11.321/2022, que diminuiu a carga tributária do Adicional ao Frete para Renovação da Marinha Mercante (AFRMM)...
Koury Lopes Advogados
On December 30, 2022, the Decree No. 11.321/2022 reduced the Additional Rate on Freight for Renovation of the Merchant Marine (AFRMM), establishing a discount of 50% on its rates.
Tauil & Chequer
Provisional Measure No. 1,154/2023 ("MP 1,154") was published in the Federal Gazette (DOU) on January 1, 2023, the first of President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva's new term in office...
Tauil & Chequer
A Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (ANTAQ) publicou a Resolução n.º 85, de 18 de agosto de 2022 (Resolução n° 85/2022), para tratar da elaboração do Estudo de Viabilidade Técnica...
Tauil & Chequer
EBN and EBN-CON seeking to qualify for BR do Mar must submit their applications to the National Secretariat of Ports and Waterway Transport.
Tauil & Chequer
On January 7, 2022, Law No. 14,301/2022 was published, instituting the Cabotage Transport Stimulation Program, also known as BR do Mar. The law, resulting from Bill No. 4,199/2020...
Tauil & Chequer
On April 12, 2021, Decree 10,671 was published, enacting the Maritime Labour Convention ("MLC 2006" or "MLC"), which was approved at the 94th International Labor Conference in 2006.
Mexico
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
El pasado 18 de diciembre del 2023, la Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes (SICT) expidió la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-002-STC-SEMAR-ARTF/2023, en adelante referida como la NOM-002.
Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton
The new Decree was preceded by a separate decree published on March 3, 2022, stating that AICM terminals 1 and 2 were saturated.
IR Global
First, please permit me a little bit of digression as always. As many journalists would state, and have, the world is currently on fire regarding regional conflicts that could spiral into WW3 as continuous movement regarding alliances, ...
Mayer Brown
Nearshoring is an economic trend which consists of relocating business operations to a nearby country or region, often with the intention of reducing costs and improving efficiency.
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff
Tax Authorities in Mexico have issued new requirements for tax documentation for the transport of cargo within Mexico.
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