Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- Attacks on ships in Hormuz go unreported for some time October 1, 2026The true state of affairs when it comes to the Strait of Hormuz have become less clear over the past few weeks, with its peak (so far) being reached last weekend, when Iran claimed ....
- Israel sends Hapag-Lloyd back to drawing board on ZIM October 1, 2026The $4.2bn Hapag-Lloyd takeover of Israel-based ZIM, agreed in February this year, seems to be back at square one. Israeli authorities have stopped reviewing the existing structure ....
- MSC Hermes III mystery deepens October 1, 2026The circumstances surrounding the abandonment of container ship MSC Hermes III (IMO 9350317) were if anything becoming even more opaque this week ....
- Greenpeace boards research vessel October 1, 2026Greenpeace activists boarded fishing support / research vessel (FSV) Tangaroa (IMO 9011571) on September 26th as it was returning from an exploration mission in the Pacific on behalf of a ....
- Somali pirates kill five seafarers before tanker rescue, claim state authorities October 1, 2026Pirates killed five crewmembers of the captured vessel Honour 25 (IMO 1099735) before authorities were able to retake control of the vessel on September 29th and rescue the remaining ....
- Lockton: Diversified clubs outperform monoline on combined ratios October 1, 2026In its recent P&I Group Club summary, independent broker Lockton noted that in recent years there had been an increased focus on diversification, both in terms of the number of ....
- Tysers Group Club summary October 1, 2026Average Expense Ratios (AER): The AER was introduced in 1998 as a means of comparing the administration costs of the mutual P&I Associations under the terms of their exemption from ....
- Court extends detention of Filo Jet crew members October 1, 2026A court in Northern Cyprus has extended the detention of the three Azerbaijani citizens who were arrested in connection with the sinking of the high-speed catamaran ferry ....
- Marine round-up : 1st October 2026 October 1, 2026Hapag-Lloyd’s Congestion Surcharge for shipments from the Middle East, India, Asia and Oceania to Durban, South Africa will come into effect from October 10th at $300 per ....
- Saudi pipeline back in operation; Yanbu oil loading recommences September 30, 2026Saudi Arabia has resumed overseas crude shipments via its East-West pipeline that runs into Yanbu on the Red Sea, according to a Bloomberg report citing a person with direct ....