Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM suspend bookings to Cuba May 19, 2026France-based CMA CGM and Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd have suspended all bookings to and from Cuba until further notice. They both cited a US executive order ....
- Another crew member of Sea Owl 1 detained in Sweden May 19, 2026The saga of the oil products tanker Sea Owl 1 (IMO 9321172) is showing no sign of ending, a couple of months after the vessel was first detained while en route to ....
- Iran plans crypto insurance regime for Hormuz May 19, 2026Iran has proposed managing the Strait of Hormuz through an insurance-based framework that would formalize its control over the critical oil shipping chokepoint, while simultaneously .....
- Norway signs up to EU Baltic Sea cooperation alliance May 19, 2026Norway said on Monday May 18th that it had joined the EU’s Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR). The plan aims to coordinate work around common challenges, including ....
- Empty tankers still reaching Iran May 19, 2026While the blockade on Iranian shipping by the US Navy was continuing to see vessels being turned back in the Gulf of Oman, empty tankers were still making it through in small ....
- Australian High Court says shipping company cannot limit liabilities May 19, 2026Australia’s High Court has ruled that shipping company CSL Australia cannot limit its liabilities resulting from an incident in January 2022, when the Australian-flagged cement ....
- Detained vessels to be shifted to Alang recycling yard May 19, 2026An Indian court has ordered that three vessels detained in Mumbai anchorage should be shifted to the Alang Recycling Yard, after the crew on board have ....
- US Second Circuit affirms pallet-based COGSA package limit based on bill of lading terms May 19, 2026Group Club NorthStandard has reported that the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently confirmed that, depending on circumstances, a clause on the reverse of a seaway ....
- Wider impacts of the Persian Gulf conflict, including contractual risk May 19, 2026Edward Barnes, David Griffiths and Gilmark D’Mello have written for Steamship Mutual on how the continuing fragility of the security situation in the Middle East has disrupted ....
- Syndicate Results 2025 #39 Lancashire 2010 May 19, 2026The Lloyd’s syndicates have now published their results for 2025 and, in some cases, added detail and an outlook for 2026. Some have stuck to the bare bones. As in the previous few years ....