Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- Skuld warns on clay liquefaction: “a sticky risk to bulk cargo safety” May 8, 2026V. Rama Chandran, Skuld Assistant Vice President and Technical Manager has noted in an article on clay liquefaction that early in December 2025 local media and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement...
- ZIM receives higher offer, affirms that it is sticking to Hapag-Lloyd deal May 8, 2026Israel-based shipping line ZIM on Wednesday May 6th issued a public statement reaffirming that its merger agreement with Hapag-Lloyd and Israeli private equity fund FIMI was legally binding....
- Hiscox says 2026 outlook is “positive” May 8, 2026Bermuda-headquartered, London-listed international specialist insurer Hiscox has said that in Q1 loss experience had been within expectations “as a benign natural catastrophe environment offset the...
- New guidelines: shipping of lithium-ion cells and batteries May 8, 2026The Cargo Incident Network System (CINS) has just released its “Guidelines for the Shipping of Lithium-ion Cells and Batteries”, addressing one of the key risks in global cargo transport. Develope...
- HMM Namu to be towed to Dubai May 8, 2026South Korean shipper HMM said on Wednesday May 6th that it had secured a vessel to tow bulk carrier HMM Namu (IMO 1039292) to a port in Dubai after an explosion and fire damaged the ship on May 4th...
- US disables Iranian ship trying to reach port May 8, 2026US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on May 6 that it had disabled crude oil tanker Hasna (IMO 9212917) for attempting to violate the US blockade against Iran. The Iranian-flagged oil tanker...
- TotalEnergies pauses Middle East production until Hormuz transit stabilizes May 8, 2026France-based energy company TotalEnergies will not resume Middle East production until shipping transit through the Strait of Hormuz has stabilised, its CEO Patrick Pouyanne told analysts on...
- Another LNG tanker reported to have sneaked through Strait of Hormuz May 8, 2026Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) appears to have sneaked a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment through the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. On...
- Correspondent reports Brazil strengthens biofouling regulations May 8, 2026Correspondent Brazil P&I brings us this update has informed clients that a growing concern over the introduction of invasive alien species into the marine environment had led the Brazil to strengt...
- CMA CGM transfers at least one more box ship to Indian Registry May 8, 2026Officials in India have reported that CMA CGM is in the process of transferring two more containerships into the Indian registry. The shipping major started the trend last year in an effort to...