Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- Shipowners’ Club reports $18.1m gain for first half September 14, 2026International Group Club Shipowners’, which focuses on the smaller and specialist vessel sector, has reported a profit of $18.1m for the first half of the year, the result .....
- No survivors found on Ocean Melody September 14, 2026On September 10th the SAR operation was wrapped up after the fire aboard bulk Ocean Melody (IMO 9303065) (see Friday’s IMN ....
- Tjörn cargo ship captain released from custody ahead of verdict in fatal boat crash September 14, 2026While the Russian captain of the cargo ship Misje Verde (IMO 9927433) has accepted that he is subject to the rules of strict liability that apply when a maritime accident occurs ....
- Cargo vessel reported approached by armed boat off Yemen, crew safe September 14, 2026There was a suspected case of piracy off Yemen on September 10th after an unidentified skiff approached general cargo ship Glamor (IMO 9177961) on September 10th. All the crew .....
- Two more tankers hit in Gulf of Oman September 14, 2026UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported that two more vessels have been attacked on the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz ....
- Saudi pipeline to Red Sea hit by drones, Houthis take all of Red Sea Yemen coast September 14, 2026It has been confirmed by Saudi Arabia that oil flows in its pipeline from the Persian Gulf to Yenbu on the Red Sea have been disrupted by drone attacks launched ....
- Chevron settles with insurers over long-running Iran tanker cargo claim September 14, 2026Three US insurers have settled a high-profile $57m legal dispute with US-based oil giant Chevron over the seizure by the Iranian military in April 2023 of the cargo of suezmax tanker ....
- MSC Baltic III wreck pulled towards shore September 14, 2026Operations are continuing to remove the wreck of the MSC Baltic III (IMO 9241475) from its Cedar Cove location on the remote Newfoundland coast, where it has been since ....
- Fire flares up again on Chinese car carrier September 14, 2026Officials in Panama monitoring the salvage efforts on the Chinese car carrier Min Jiang Kou (IMO 9991771) have said that a hot spot was detected more than a month after an engine ....
- Gallagher Specialty mid-year report: Pool Claims September 14, 2026In its mid-year update on the International Group P&I Clubs, broker Gallagher Specialty noted that the trend over the past eight to 10 years had seen the clubs’ individual loss ratios ....