Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- IMO pauses evacuation plan after container ship is attacked in Strait June 26, 2026The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has paused the planned evacuation of more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz that it was coordinating with Oman after ....
- Tankers head out of Gulf, ready-to-load LNG carriers go in June 26, 2026Three stranded tankers carrying 5m barrels of crude oil between them exited the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday July 24th ....
- Maersk says two of its vessels exited Gulf safely June 26, 2026Denmark-based shipping group Maersk said on Thursday June 25th that the Maersk Baltimore (IMO 9313917) and a vessel time-chartered to Maersk successfully exited the Persian Gulf late ....
- IRGC rejects Omani safe transit route proposal June 26, 2026All is not going completely smoothly in relation to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. In a brief message that was published on Wednesday night July 24th/25th the Islamic .....
- IUMI emphasizes that cover has continued for Strait throughout conflict June 26, 2026The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has noted that, since the onset of the Iran / Israel-US conflict in February 2026, the marine insurance market has continued to ....
- Feige named to new inland marine role at HDI Global US June 26, 2026HDI Global, a corporate and specialty insurer within the Talanx Group, has appointed Dan Feige as Head of Engineering, Construction and Inland Marine Underwriting for ....
- The SONGA PRIDE: when and where must Owners repossess? June 26, 2026Rebecca Rowe of Steamship Mutual has written on the case of the Songa Pride A Croatian shipbuilder, BDOO, agreed to charter a chemical and oil product tanker it was building to ....
- BIMCO drafts standard clause for Russia-linked tanker sale restrictions June 26, 2026Denmark-based shipping association BIMCO has commenced work on the development of a standard contractual clause to address new EU requirements applicable to tanker sale and ....
- Taiwan introduces new clause on threats to submarine cables June 26, 2026Group Club NorthStandard has advised members that The Telecommunication Management Act of Taiwan has added a new Paragraph 4 to Article 72, which expressly criminalizes negligent conduct ....
- Brazil pushes back full enforcement of biofouling regulations June 26, 2026Brazil has postponed by 18 months the full enforcement of its biofouling regulations. Nevertheless, shipowners still face the prospect of fines of up to BRL50m ($9m) for non- ....