Latest news from the marine insurance sector
The latest news from the global marine insurance industry. Updated each working day and without any access restrictions.
- Ships are the victims in tit-for-tat Iran-America attacks September 7, 2026Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf said on Sunday that Iran would undertake a forceful response to any further US .....
- Reinsurance still making good money, but margins are narrowing September 7, 2026Sunday at the Monte Carlo Rendez-vous is the day for the rating agencies, and their common theme this year was that global reinsurance was going to book a good 2026, and would likely ....
- COSCO denies that its vessels spied for Beijing September 7, 2026China-based COSCO, the world’s largest shipowner by fleet size, has denied US allegations that its commercial vessels were being used to collect military intelligence for the ....
- Skuld reports positive half-year result for 2026/27 September 7, 2026Norway-based marine insurer and Group Club Skuld on Friday September 4th announced a return of $47m for the first six months of the 2026/27 financial year, up from $36m in the ....
- Container ship hit by drone in Black Sea September 7, 2026Box ship Baryon (IMO 9151412) was reported to have been struck by a drone in the Black Sea on September 2nd , while en route from Novorossiysk ....
- Captain and Third Officer of tanker arrested after crash near Istanbul September 7, 2026Turkish prosecutors are reported to have charged the master and third officer of the tanker Alsu (IMO 9808742) with negligent homicide after a collision on .....
- SAR operations continue after sinking of the Filo Jet September 7, 2026SAR operations were still continuing five days after the twin-hulled passenger ferry Filo Jet (IMO 8962034) sank off the coast of Kyrenia, Cyprus, on August 30th .....
- IMO net-zero framework breathes on September 7, 2026The International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework survived mainly intact after last weeks’ negotiations, despite the US pushing, along with several oil-producing countries .....
- South Korea looking at military options for Hormuz September 7, 2026South Korea is reported to be reviewing options, including military measures, to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the presidential office said on Friday September .....
- Export disruptions increasingly hurting tanker demand, says BIMCO September 7, 2026Tanker markets are facing mounting pressure as export disruptions continue to reduce seaborne volumes, while declining oil and product stocks increase the risk of higher oil prices ....