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- Insurance Marine News – Friday October 9th 2026 October 9, 2026Insurance Marine News – Friday October 9th 2026
- Declared transits of Strait of Hormuz fall dramatically October 9, 2026There are a pair of paradoxes surrounding the Strait of Hormuz at the moment, but they are linked. The first is that the number of declared transits of the SoH has declined dramatically over the...
- Tanker struck off Qatar, a long way west of Strait of Hormuz October 9, 2026Casualties have been reported aboard a tanker attacked off Qatar, hundreds of miles west of the Strait of Hormuz. Chemical / oil products tanker Acers (IMO 9301902) was struck by multiple projectiles.
- Qatar brings empty LNG ships into Persian Gulf October 9, 2026A fleet of empty liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers has been built up by Qatar in the Persian Gulf, reports Bloomberg, which said this could be a sign that Qatar might be preparing to boost ship...
- More bodies recovered from Filo Jet as investigations continue October 9, 2026The bodies of Mahmut Demir and Özgür Gönül have been recovered from the capsized high-speed craft Filo Jet (IMO 8962034), the 21st and 22nd respectively since the ship sank off Kyrenia (IMN Sept...
- Syria calls for independent probe into sinking of ship in Black Sea October 9, 2026Syria on Thursday called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Bulgarian authorities to conduct an independent investigation into the sinking of cargo ship Alfa Watan (IMO 7510884) ...
- UK sanctions 12 more Russia-linked tankers October 9, 2026The UK sanctioned 12 oil tankers yesterday October 8th that it identified as part of Russia’s shadow fleet. They included the 22-year-old Dakar (IMO 9251743), currently making an unusual late...
- Round Up : Friday 9th October 2026 October 9, 2026The salvage crew of Resolve Marine were reported to have completed the removal of the bow section of the MSC Baltic lll (IMO 9241475), as of October 1st, effectively completing half of the salvage...
- Lockton review of Non-IG facilities October 9, 2026British Marine (Includes QBE Asia P&I) Headquarters: London, England Security: QBE Insurance (Europe) Ltd S&P Rating: AA- (Stable) Portfolio Manager P&I Richard Inman (appointed February 23rd 2026)...
- Tyser review of Group P&I Clubs #6: NorthStandard October 9, 2026Broker Tysers observed that, “following a tough time in 2024/25, the Club will be pleased it can report a much more solid performance in 2025/26”. The combined ratio across all business improved...