Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- US forces board tanker in Indian Ocean June 8, 2026The United States has carried out another interdiction of a tanker in the Indian Ocean. US Indo-Pacific Command reported the boarding of the tanker, which was claimed to have been ....
- Swedish court rules seized cargo ship Caffa can be handed over to Ukraine June 8, 2026On June 4th a Swedish court complied with the prosecutors’ request that cargo ship Caffa (IMO 9143611) be seized in response to a request from Ukraine, which claims that the ....
- Drone detonates in Constanta June 8, 2026Two cargo vessels, the Natra (IMO 8729975) and the Circon (IMO 8887519), were attacked by drones in Russia’s Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov early on June 5th. The incident occurred ....
- December cable incident could see charges in Finland June 8, 2026Finnish police investigating the damage inflicted last year on two subsea telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea have said that four people are suspected of a crime, and that .....
- Larrondo becomes Global Director at MDS Group’s Marine Insurance business June 8, 2026The MDS Group has named Adrián Larrondo as Global Director of its Marine Business. He will be based in Madrid. Larrondo has more than three decades of international experience in ....
- Interim report from ATSB details four ship breakaways during Brisbane storm event June 8, 2026The ATSB has published an interim report from its ongoing investigation into the breakaway of four ships during a storm at the Port of Brisbane last ....
- Panama to reduce maximum vessel draft as drought threatens June 8, 2026The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has said that it would be reducing the maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting its Neopanamax locks from July 3rd. It cited citing ....
- Syndicate Results 2025 # 52 MAP 2791 June 8, 2026The Lloyd’s syndicates have now published their results for 2025 and, in some cases, added detail and an outlook for 2026. Some have stuck to the bare bones. As in the previous few years ....
- Marine round-up : 8th June 2026 June 8, 2026Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc has secured the contract to assist in the salvage and refloating operations of cargo ship Giyas (IMO 9208526) which ran aground off Palawan ....
- EU proposes that Aspides be leader in Hormuz mine-clearing June 5, 2026The EU has proposed that the EU NAVFOR Aspides take the primary role in clearing the mines in the Strait of Hormuz, but only “when conditions allow”, reports Reuters, citing .....