Topic
Maritime law
Every Vessel Hunter story on Maritime law: 3 stories, from 24 August 2026 to 28 August 2026. Newest: "Judge Dismisses Most Remaining Dali Economic Damage Claims". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Judge Dismisses Most Remaining Dali Economic Damage Claims
A Maryland court has dismissed most remaining economic loss claims over the Dali and the Key Bridge collapse, applying a 1927 Supreme Court precedent.
Washington Moves to Revive Prize Courts for Seized Merchant Vessels
The US administration is moving to revive the prize court, a tribunal for determining the legality of seizing enemy merchant vessels, untested since the Second World War.
Dutch Council of State Questions Legal Basis for Shadow Fleet Detentions
The Council of State says the international law of the sea gives no direct basis for the Dutch power to detain suspected shadow-fleet tankers at sea and take them into port.
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