NBAF attorneys Camille Zuber and Pamela Schultz had a full schedule at the Maritime Law Association’s Fall Meeting at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia (October 14-17, 2026).
On October 15, 2026, Camille chaired and presented at the joint meeting of the Inland Waters, Towing, Our Oceans, and Marine Insurance Committees. She was then asked to give an update on the liability regime for alternative fuels at the joint meeting of the Marine Pollution and Maritime Crimes/Regulation of Vessel Operations Committees. To close the day, she reported to the General Assembly on behalf of all three chairs of the earlier joint meeting.
Her presentations addressed a question the industry is now facing: as vessels move to ammonia, hydrogen, LNG, nuclear, and biofuels, who bears the liability when something goes wrong, and will existing insurance respond? She covered the developing IMO framework, the U.S. regulatory landscape, and the gaps that vessel owners, operators, and their P&I and hull underwriters should be watching.
Between sessions, Pamela and Camille (and the attendees!) enjoyed the best of The Greenbrier in the fall: a falconry demonstration featuring an eagle, an evening at a mountain lodge, and the Allegheny Mountains at peak color. We didn’t make it to the golf course this time, but we did tour the remarkable Congressional Bunker, the once-secret Cold War facility built beneath the resort.
NBAF thanks the MLA committee chairs for the invitation and for the very special conference!
