Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- Passenger ferry capsizes in Java Sea, six dead and 129 missing September 15, 2026Six people were reported dead and 129 re still missing after the passenger / vehicle RoRo Virgo Transport 8 (IMO: 8625179) capsized in the Java Sea on 13–14 September ....
- Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd resume Suez services September 15, 2026Shipping lines Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd said on Monday September 14th that they would be resuming several services via the Suez Canal and Red ....
- Hormuz shipping traffic at weekend still below 10-day average September 15, 2026Commodity vessel transits daily through the Strait of Hormuz were in the single digits at the weekend, according to preliminary shiptracking data from Kpler, well below a 10-day average of ....
- Oil tanker attacked off Oman, one Indian crew member missing September 15, 2026Panama-flagged oil products tanker El Gaia (IMO 9325336) was attacked off the Oman coast on September 13th, according to a report from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs ....
- Indian Coast Guard rescue after collision between bulk carriers September 15, 2026There was a major collision between two bulk carriers on September 11th off the outer anchorage of Kandla Port. Both crews were reported as safe, but one of the bulk carriers sustained ....
- Russia hits Odesa port again September 15, 2026Russia carried out a large airstrike on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and the surrounding region, with shipping for both countries currently disrupted in the ....
- What general increases can we expect? Gallagher Specialty mid-year IG Clubs report September 15, 2026In its mid-year report on the International Group P&I Clubs, broker Gallagher Specialty has said that it expects a general increase range of 2.5% ....
- Azerbaijan warns Russia after two seafarers are killed September 15, 2026A recent Russian attack on commercial shipping resulted in the deaths of two Azerbaijani citizens, as well as causing several injuries. This has led to the Azerbaijani Ministry of ....
- CMA CGM says it has met obligations in $186m Samsung dispute September 15, 2026Marseille, France-based shipping-line CMA CGM has responded to a $186m claim from Samsung Electronics America, which was submitted to the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) ....
- Fender damage claims in Alexandria and El Dekheila September 15, 2026West P&I Club’s local correspondent Egyptian Marine Insurance Consultations & Services (EMICS) has produced a guide outlining precautionary measures to help defend fender damages ....