Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- Oil tankers u-turn for Persian Gulf in race to exploit high rates June 18, 2026Two oil tankers heading toward Africa u-turned in the Indian Ocean this week, switching their destinations to the Middle East. Some shipowners are racing to re-position vessels ahead ....
- Criminal charges have been filed against Dali chief engineer June 18, 2026It was revealed in a court filing in Maryland on June 15th that criminal charges have been brought against Karthikeyan Deenadayalan, the chief engineer of containership Dali (IMO 9697428 ....
- UK sanctions four Russian LNG tankers, two insurers, several oil tankers June 18, 2026The UK on Tuesday June 16th imposed sanctions on four LNG tankers linked to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, becoming the first G7 country to target the latest vessels that had been ....
- QatarEnergy says it is ready to restart LNG output June 18, 2026QatarEnergy has said that it is ready to resume the production of LNG at its Ras Laffan plant almost immediately, and that within a month it could reach full output from facilities ....
- Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd maintain Middle East caution June 18, 2026Denmark-based shipping line Maersk has said that it is keeping significant cargo restrictions and emergency surcharges in place across the Persian Gulf. In an operational update that .....
- Four dead in Croatian vessel collision June 18, 2026There was a major collision occurred between Croatia-flagged high-speed craft Krilo Eclipse (IMO 9251767) and a French-flagged sailboat in the Split Straits, Croatia, on June 14th ....
- Safe carriage from liquefaction of nickel ore cargoes in the south-western Pacific Ocean June 18, 2026The International Group of P&I Clubs, in conjunction with INTERCARGO and Roxburgh have prepared a circular to highlight the challenges associated with the export of nickel ore from the ....
- Charges filed in Finland against Fitburg captain and bo’sun June 18, 2026Finnish prosecutors have filed charges against the captain and bosun of cargo ship Fitburg (IMO 9250397) which was reported to have damaged two subsea telecom cables last December 31st ....
- Marine round-up : 18th June 2027 June 18, 2026Bulk carrier Prada (IMO 1079345) could have been detained in South Korea for three months under suspected of violating sanctions on North Korea, reported Voice of America ....
- Piracy attacks north of Somalia are on the increase June 17, 2026There has been a surge in the number of incidents where commercial shipping has been approached by pirates operating north of Somalia, sufficiently close to Yemen for some social ....