Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- Yemeni dhow attacked by pirates: report February 12, 2025UK-based maritime security consultants Ambrey has issued a notice to clients detailing a suspected pirate action group that had been spotted departing Marreya, Eyl, to the northeast .....
- West reminds members for need of diligence checks on Russia-related trade February 12, 2025Group Club West P&I has reminded members of the need and requirement for them to make full due diligence checks on all the parties involved in relation to any trade to or from Russia ....
- Capture of Goma causes unrest in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo February 12, 2025Correspondent Budd, DR Congo, has said that protests in Kinshasa had turned violent, with burning tires and vandalism targeting several embassies in Kinshasa, including those of Belgium ....
- Swedish Club launches Passage Plan+ guide to enhance safe navigation February 12, 2025Group Club and marine insurance specialist The Swedish Club has launched its Passage Plan+ Guide, which it described as “an essential resource designed to support shipowners, operators ....
- Cable dangers off Taiwan coast February 12, 2025General cargo ship Bao Shun (IMO 8359081) which had previously been sent away by the Taiwan Coast Guard (IMN round-up January 29th) has again been detected off Taiwan’s coast ....
- Trump is focused on maritime industry, says American Club COO February 12, 2025At last week’s 2025 Hellenic-American and Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce (HACC-NACC) event in New York, Dan Tadros, COO of the American Club, moderating a session that touched ....
- IMO committee agrees 2025 action plan on marine plastic litter February 12, 2025The IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response has agreed on the draft 2025 Action Plan to Address Marine Plastic Litter from Ships, with a view to its approval by the Marine ....
- South Asian scrapyards keep market lead February 12, 2025NGO Shipbreaking has reported that south Asian shipbreaking beaches maintained their market lead in 2024, mainly helped by the fact that they offer more money for scrap than can the yards ....
- Surging water caused barge to strike Mississippi River lock gate February 12, 2025Surging water from the Mississippi River caused a 2023 barge strike on a gate at Algiers Lock in New Orleans, according to a just-published report from the National Transportation Safety Board ....
- US sanctions see Russia’s crude exports facing delays offloading (# February 12, 2025Russia’s crude exports have been broadly stable, according to Bloomberg’s latest weekly report, but offloading the oil from ships has proved more problematic than getting it onto the ships ....