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- Insurance Marine News – Thursday November 12th 2026 November 12, 2026Insurance Marine News – Thursday November 12th 2026
- Ust-Luga suffers major hit November 12, 2026Ukraine launched a major drone attack during the night of November 10th / 11th on the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga. The attack set fire to port infrastructure, injuring three workers and disrupt...
- Spike in robberies in Singapore Strait November 12, 2026ReCAAP ISC has noted that, following a significant decline in incidents over the past 10 months, there had been a recent spike in reported sea robbery incidents onboard ships while underway in the....
- Amazon drought forcing cargo transfers to lower-draft barges November 12, 2026In its latest update to the record low-water levels being experienced on the Amazon River and its tributaries, marine insurer and Group Club NorthStandard have warned that ports in the region were....
- Container fires involving UN 3378 sodium percarbonate November 12, 2026The Swedish Club has noted that, since early October 2026, several container fires have occurred that involved UN 3378 sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate, commonly called sodium percarbonate, that had...
- Antipodean agency launches commercial insurance solutions for the New Zealand marine industry November 12, 2026Underwriting agency Nautilus Marine Insurance, the trading name of business name of NM Insurance Pty Ltd, a provider of insurance solutions for recreational vessels and marine business assets across..
- Tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz for the second time November 12, 2026One of the several vessels reported as attacked in or near the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend of November 7th / 8th has been identified as crude oil tanker Tarif (IMO 9828390), which was attacked..
- Round Up : 12th November 2026 November 12, 2026Bulk carrier Sigma Pearl (IMO 9414773) was towed on November 9th into Kakinada anchorage and was moored. All 20 crew members, who were from Visakhapatnam, had been safely rescued by the Indian Coast..
- Captain reprimanded after sailing into bridge in Rotterdam November 12, 2026The captain of cargo ship Lady Ariane (IMO 9760366) was reprimanded by the Disciplinary Board for Shipping on October 30th after he sailed his vessel into the Caland Bridge in Rotterdam on March 26...
- Failure of communication a factor in sinking in Marseille November 12, 2026France’s Bureau of Investigation and Analysis for Maritime Accidents (BEAmer) has said in its report on the collision on December 5th 2025 between the tug Ghjulia des Slops (IMO 9958561) and the...