Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- Piracy attacks north of Somalia are on the increase June 17, 2026There has been a surge in the number of incidents where commercial shipping has been approached by pirates operating north of Somalia, sufficiently close to Yemen for some social ....
- Captain of sanctioned tanker is charged in UK June 17, 2026Indian national Ajay Pant, 38, the captain of tanker Smyrtos (IMO 9389100) detained by British authorities in the English Channel during a high-profile operation targeting ....
- Rubio defends Iran blockade enforcement action after three Indian seafarers killed by US attack June 17, 2026US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been justifying the US military’s enforcement of the Iranian blockade after India lodged a formal protest over attacks that killed three Indian ....
- 14 Indian seafarers rescued near Hormuz shipping channel June 17, 2026The US Navy appeared keen to mend some of the public relations damage that emanated from the deaths of three Indian seafarers as the result of a US missile attack on what it ....
- Olympic Life sets sail for Singapore June 17, 2026Crude oil tanker Olympic Life (IMO 9844277) left the anchorage off Kochi, India on June 11th, heading for Singapore. with an ETA as of June 18th. The vessel had undergone repairs .....
- ATSB says faulty switch caused unnecessary engine shutdown June 17, 2026A fully laden iron ore carrier, the FMG Nicola (IMO 9747778) came within inches of grounding in a busy shipping channel in Australia in 2025 after an erroneous switch activation caused .....
- France releases details for mega-scaled 11-project offshore wind tender June 17, 2026The French government is set to release the specifications for its next offshore wind tender, which will seek to develop 11 projects spanning France’s Atlantic and Mediterranean water ....
- Turkish cruise ship Gemini facing increasing difficulties June 17, 2026Problems are continuing to accumulate for the small Turkish cruise ship Gemini (IMO 9000687), which has been detained in Greece for more than six months. Last week a Greek court ....
- Syndicate Results 2025 #58 – Lancashire 3010 June 17, 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 ....
- Marine round-up : 17th June 2026 June 17, 2026Ice-class LNG tanker Christophe de Margerie (IMO 9737187) has arrived in Koryak off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The voyage from the Utrenniy terminal took 13 days, some 40 ....