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- Another pirate attack on cargo vessel, this time close to Al Hodeidah July 7, 2026A bulk carrier came under attack by unknown armed assailants in the southern Red Sea off Yemen on July 5th. No injuries were reported and the vessel was not damaged ....
- Shippers Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd begin return to Suez Canal trade route July 7, 2026Denmark-based Maersk and Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd are to use their Gemini cooperation network to resume some sailings through the Suez Canal. Maersk noted on July 6th that the ....
- Fleet of 10 Japan-related ships exit Hormuz; reports July 7, 2026A fleet of 10 Japan-linked vessels, most of them with Mitsui OSK Lines, was exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday July 6th, according to multiple reports ....
- Qatar says all maritime activities will resume immediately July 7, 2026Qatar said on Sunday July 5th that maritime activities would resume with immediate effect, according to a Transport Ministry statement posted on social ....
- Pen Underwriting appoints Kane Bryant as War Underwriter July 7, 2026Multi-class multi-territory managing general agent (MGA) Pen Underwriting has named Kane Bryant as War Underwriter within Penn’s marine war risk insurance specialist .....
- WHO says hantavirus outbreak is over July 7, 2026The hantavirus outbreak that struck passengers on bouquet cruise ship Hondius (IMO 9818709) in April this year is officially over, the World Health Organization ....
- Panama Ship Registry back on the Paris MoU White List July 7, 2026The Panama registry has returned to the Paris MoU White List after several years in the second-tier “Grey List”. Panama said that the promotion was confirmation of its efforts to ....
- BMS marine insurance London market outlook: Dali, the long-term implications July 7, 2026In its London marine insurance market outlook, BMS Group’s Joshua Robertson, Director, North American Marine, noted that the Dali/Baltimore bridge claim had developed materially .....
- Syndicate Results 2025 #72 – Liberty 4472 July 7, 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 ....
- Marine round-up : 7th July 2026 July 7, 2026Following Budd’s initial reports on the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo its presence has now spread beyond the trouble-torn Ituri Province, reaching North Kivu and South Kivu, the .....