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- Insurance Marine News – Tuesday July 21st 2026 July 21, 2026Insurance Marine News – Tuesday July 21st 2026
- Houthis impose Saudi naval blockade July 21, 2026Yemen’s Houthis said on Monday July 20th that they would be imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. It was not immediately clear what the Houthis’ precise parameters would be in defining a Saudi...
- Iran hits two Dynacom tankers near Oman July 21, 2026After Sunday July 19th brought a ninth consecutive night of attacks by the US on Iran and strikes by Iran on various sites in the Persian Gulf, Iran has struck two oil tankers near Oman and the....
- Lloyd’s syndicates and Berkshire Hathaway case over ‘sue and labour’ expenses in Black Sea reaches courts July 21, 2026The case between Ithaca Prospect LLC and Dalex Shipping Co SA on one side, with 10 insurer defendants (Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited and others) on the other, is entering the...
- Ukraine and Russia trade drone attacks in Black Sea July 21, 2026The northern half of the Black Sea has become more of a warzone than it has been for several months, if not years. Ukraine has recently been adopting a strategy of hitting Russia’s energy logistics...
- New war underwriter at Amphitrite July 21, 2026Specialist marine MGA Amphitrite Underwriting London has announced the appointment of Jack Thompson as war underwriter, effective immediately. Based in London, Thompson will report to Ben Jones and...
- Gantry crane falls onto containership at Tyne Port, NE England July 21, 2026A collision involving a wind turbine installation vessel has brought down a gantry crane onto a containership at the port of Tyne in northeast England, leaving one person injured. The incident...
- Russian forces hit Turkish bulk carrier, fatalities reported July 21, 2026Russian forces over the weekend struck Turkish-owned bulk carrier Golden Leo (IMO 9181833) off the coast of Odesa, killing six crewmembers and leaving four missing, according to the Ukrainian Navy...
- Ukraine claims strike on shadow fleet tanker July 21, 2026Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said on Monday that on Sunday July 19th it had struck crude oil tanker Avero (IMO 9250737) in the Black Sea with a naval drone. The SBU claimed that the Liberian-flag.
- Crewmembers of disabled bulk carrier rescued by Ukraine border guard (# July 21, 2026The Maritime Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine said that it had rescued all the crewmembers of bulk carrier Venturo (IMO 9554664 – identified as the Bro Quan on Equasis) after the...