The Cape of Storms: A comparative navigation of current hot topics in maritime & transportation law

3 Mar - 5 Mar 2026

Session information

Hot topics in maritime law

Description

Maritime challenges: How geopolitics and conflict affect maritime law in Cyprus
Speaker
Andria Kouloumi Michael Kyprianou Law Firm, Limassol


Four major regulatory issues affecting Europe: (i) the IMO/MARPOL Carbon Intensity Indicator, (ii) the EU’s Emissions Trading System, (iii) the EU’s Fuel EU Maritime Regulation, and (iv) increasing use of biofuels
Speaker
Keith Krut Hannaford Turner, London


Significant precedents and incidents shaping the maritime horizon of India
Speaker
Amitava Majumdar Bose & Mitra & Co, Mumbai, Maharashtra


The US Federal Maritime Commission – its global impact on shipping, including the launch of investigations (e.g. Port of Spain)
Speaker
Sheryl Parkinson Hohenstein & Parkinson, New York


The newly enacted cabotage law in Brazil
Speaker
Camilla Werneck Castro Barros, Rio de Janeiro

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Emine Ceren Cakir ECC, Besiktas, Turkey; Regional Representative Black Sea, Maritime and Transport Law Committee
Dr Marco Remiorz DWF Germany, Hamburg, Germany

Speakers

Andria Kouloumi Michael Kyprianou Law Firm , Limassol, Cyprus
Keith Krut Hannaford Turner LLP, London, England
Amitava Majumdar Bose & Mitra & Co, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Sheryl Parkinson Hohenstein & Parkinson LLP, New York, New York, USA
Camilla Werneck Castro Barros Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil