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- Insurance Marine News – Wednesday October 7th 2026 October 7, 2026Insurance Marine News – Wednesday October 7th 2026
- Houthis lose control of coast around Bab al-Mandab: reports October 7, 2026Yemeni government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, advanced rapidly on Monday October 5th to retake the coast around the Bab al-Mandab Strait as far as the city of Mocha, the government said....
- BP Marsh invests in hull underwriter Dauntless October 7, 2026Seed investor BP Marsh has made an investment in Dauntless U/W Ltd, a newly formed London Market underwriting agency specialising in marine hull insurance. BP Marsh has acquired a 30% equity inter...
- Fatal attack on ship off Romania condemned by Ukraine October 7, 2026Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned what he described as a horrific Russian attack on a vessel in the Black Sea, near Romania. He said that the vessel, the Royad Mammadov...
- Deaths after ship strikes off Bulgaria October 7, 2026One ship sunk and another damaged was damaged off Bulgaria on October 6th as Black Sea tensions increased. Both vessels were attacked by drones, with the crew being missing from one of the vessels...
- Five incidents reported on Monday in Strait of Hormuz October 7, 2026UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported five incidents on Monday that saw commercial shipping attacked or threatened in or near the Strait of Hormuz. These included four attacks on tanker...
- Tysers Japan Club #4: Japan October 7, 2026The 2025 combined ratio for Japan was something of an outlier, falling to 70% (82% including currency movements in claims reserves) and way lower than any of the other 11 Group Clubs. The average....
- Japan launches vessel sanctions in support of Ukraine October 7, 2026The Japanese government announced a package of sanctions at the end of last week which are designed to target Russian trade. These included Japan’s first-ever vessel sanctions, which the Japanese...
- Round Up : 7th October 2026 October 7, 2026The Port Authority of Guam and its partners are working to recover the use of its STS gantry cranes after a high-wind incident took all three out of service. At about 21:30 local time on Friday...
- What will happen to the Funchal? October 7, 2026The days might be numbered for one of the few remaining classic passenger ships afloat as the 65-years-old Funchal (IMO 5124162) is currently being auctioned as part of the insolvency of her owner....