Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- The ZouZou: no insurance cover for ship detained under Venezuelan anti-smuggling laws May 19, 2022Quadrant Chambers reports that the Commercial Court has handed down judgment in Piraeus Bank v. Antares (The ZouZou) [2022] EWHC 1169 (Comm). The decision concerns mortgagees’ interest ....
- Iran seizes foreign ship, detains crew May 19, 2022Iranian authorities seized a foreign ship that was alleged to have been attempting to smuggle fuel out of the country. The crew were detained, state news agency IRNA said on ....
- Crew member died of crushed chest; injuries were underestimated May 19, 2022A crew member of the ER Athina – now sailing as Cho Supporter – who died after being crushed on the vessel off Aberdeen, Scotland, in 2012, was left waiting for a fishing boat to take him to ....
- X-Press Pearl salvage work suspended due to weather May 19, 2022Salvage work on the wrecked containership X Press Pearl (IMO 9875343) has been suspended ahead of the imminent southwest monsoon season in Sri Lanka. The Shanghai Salvage Company has ....
- Spanish public prosecutor looks to seize Russian yacht May 19, 2022The public prosecutor of Palma da Mallorca, Spain, wants to seize superyacht Tango (IMO 1010703), which it says is owned by Russian individual Viktor Vekselberg .....
- Operator of Mathu Bhum says palm oil on its vessel booked prior to export ban May 19, 2022The containers carrying palm oil on the ship Mathu Bhum (IMO 8813647) were booked prior to Indonesia suspending palm oil exports in April (IMN May 10th, May 13th), its operator RCL ....
- Syndicate results 2021 #26 Asta 1897 May 19, 2022The Lloyd's syndicates have now published their results for 2021 and, in some cases, added detail and an outlook for 2022. Some have stuck to the bare bones. As last year, IMN is summarizing .....
- Marine accident round-up : 19th May 2022 May 19, 2022General cargo ships Walter Hammann (IMO 8714841) and Dagna (IMO 9313802) collided shortly after midnight local time on May 15th in the Lower Weser upstream from Nordenham, Germany .....
- The Trinity Spirit ship explosion followed $200m trail of debt defaults May 19, 2022The owners of an oil-production and storage ship had a history of financial problems before the vessel blew up in Nigerian waters two months ago, Bloomberg has reported. The Trinity Spirit .....
- SpaceX rocket launch cancelled after Royal Caribbean cruise ship entered safety zone May 18, 2022Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Harmony Of The Seas (IMO 9682875) violated a US Coast Guard Captain of the Port safety zone and caused the cancellation of a SpaceX rocket launch from .....