Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- US Coast Guard and FBI look into potential cyberattacks on tankers September 17, 2026Staff from the US Coast Guard and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating potential cyberattacks on oil and gas tankers. They boarded an unnamed, foreign-flagged vessel on ....
- Two seafarers missing from El Gaia September 17, 2026Oman’s Maritime Security Centre confirmed on Tuesday September 15th that it had undertaken a search and rescue process in search of two crewmembers missing from the attacked oil ....
- Containers fall off ship during cargo operations at Port of LA September 17, 2026Three containers fell off the side of a containership at the Port of Los Angeles before noon on Monday September 13th ....
- Hidden patterns behind maritime accidents September 17, 2026New research from ShipIn Systems and NorthStandard has found that vessel-based risk was not only concentrated among a smaller proportion of vessels, but could also be identified ....
- New environmental compensation fee for vessels in Togo September 17, 2026Togo has introduced a new Environmental Compensation Fee (DCE) as part of the country’s updated environmental legislation, correspondent Budd has informed. The measure applies ....
- Rival cargo claims and the carrier’s dilemma: who gets the goods? September 17, 2026Steamship Mutual’s Kat Twiston-Davies, has noted that in the case of Kama Metal v Maersk the court reaffirmed the English law position – that a carrier is entitled and bound to deliver ....
- CINS Recommendations on SP188 lithium-ion batteries September 17, 2026Akshat Arora, UK Club Regional Loss Prevention Director, Singapore has noted that the Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) had published a new recommendation paper examining ....
- Dry bulk ship-to-ship transfers: controlling the risk September 17, 2026Kostas Karavasilis. UK Club Regional Loss Prevention Director (Greece), has noted INTERCARGO’s 2026 first edition of ‘Ship to Ship Transfer Guidelines for Bulk Carriers’, describing it as ....
- Hidden dangers of non-approved portable electrical equipment on tankers September 17, 2026Emma MacCarthy. Loss Prevention Officer at West P&I, has noted that a recent serious incident on board a tanker served as “a stark reminder” of the risks associated with using ....
- Seed cake classification continues to cause confusion September 17, 2026John Southam, NorthStandard Loss Prevention Director, Greece, and Dr Stephanie Heard, Director of Agri Cargo, Roxburgh, have written an article noting that pellet and ....