Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- Eight international shipping associations ask IMO and UN to ensure free passage at Strait of Hormuz August 7, 2026A number of the world’s major international shipping trade associations have come together to send a letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres and IMO Secretary General .....
- West’s full report for 2025/26 cites “strong financial performance” August 7, 2026In its full financial report for 2025/26, Group Club West has said that its recent Pool performance and diversified model had supported a strong financial ....
- Houthis claim missile attack on “Saudi-linked” products tanker in Gulf of Aden August 7, 2026Houthi forces have said that they have hit a Saudi-linked chemical / oil products tanker, the Daisy (IMO 9516545), while it was passing through the Gulf of Aden ....
- Gulf shipping traffic down after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tanker August 7, 2026Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-al-Mandab strait reduced significantly on Wednesday August 5th compared with the previous day, according to shipping data .....
- HIVE Underwriters strengthens marine team with new Head of Cargo August 7, 2026Independent specialty MGA HIVE Underwriters has named Polly Mays as Head of Cargo, strengthening its Marine division and continuing to expand its underwriting capabilities ....
- Antares Global announces new leadership structure August 7, 2026Following the untimely death of former Chief Executive Officer, Michael van der Straaten, Antares Global, an international specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has announced a ....
- Iran / Oman deal on Hormuz “agreed in principle”, Iran claims August 7, 2026Despite various promises that some kind of agreement on the Strait of Hormuz would be announced on Wednesday August 5th, by Thursday morning they remained .....
- Sailor killed in Russian strike, hull war rates rise in Black Sea August 7, 2026One sailor was killed and three others were injured in a Russian strike on the cargo vessel Mera Queen (IMO 9664108) in the Black Sea. The vessel was transporting ....
- SAR operations after Barima sinking are concluded August 7, 2026Search-and-rescue (SAR) operations following the sinking of the ferry Barima (IMO 5036896; built 1939) concluded on August 4th, two weeks after the accident during the night of ....
- Rains fall in Europe, but not enough to alleviate low river-levels August 7, 2026Parts of Europe had some rain this week, but it was neither sufficiently wide-ranging or persistent to raise river levels as high as would be needed to end draft restrictions .....