Week of 26 January to 1 February 2026
Legislation / regulation
Official Journal No. 0023 of 28 January 2026: texts of essentially administrative scope (appointments, postings), with no substantial normative content for maritime law.
Case law
No decision worth flagging.
International
A large-scale industrial action: the CGT ports and docks federation called for a 48-hour “Dead Port” operation on 30 and 31 January 2026, preceded by a walkout on 29 January, as part of the dockworkers’ protest against pension reform, a direct impact on port operations and the chartering/delay disputes that may result from it.
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