Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- Captain of Solong is jailed for six years February 6, 2026Vladimir Motin, from St Petersburg, Russia, the captain of the boxship Solong (IMO 9322554) when it collided with US tanker Stena Immaculate off the East Yorkshire coast last Spring ....
- Inspection finds 54 deficiencies on rescued livestock carrier February 6, 2026After the Italian Coast Guard / Guardia Costiera (ICG / GCI) had overseen the towing of the disabled livestock carrier Blue Ocean A (IMO 9045089) into the port of Cagliari (IMN February 2nd) ....
- PCG sends out alert for missing vessel February 6, 2026The Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) issued an urgent alert to all vessels on Friday January 30th after receiving a distress call from a Chinese-owned bulk carrier Xing Guang 11 (IMO 8740979) ....
- Containers fall overboard as vessel lists in Indonesian port: worker dies February 6, 2026Box ship Pacific 88 (IMO 9000778) was reported to have lost about 30 containers overboard on February 2nd while moored at Jamrud Selatan pier, Tanjung Perak Port, Subaraya, Indonesia ....
- US-India trade agreement could cut Russian oil exports by 25%, says Trump February 6, 2026India’s oil imports from Russia in 2025 made up 33% of the India’s total seaborne oil imports and 25% of Russia’s seaborne oil exports, noted Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO ....
- India launches Bharat Container Shipping Line February 6, 2026India has formally launched the Bharat Container Shipping Line (BCSL), a joint venture which it hopes will reduce its reliance on the shipping majors such as MSC, CMA CGM, Maersk ....
- Maersk / Hapag-Lloyd alliance will resume some Red Sea transits, with naval escorts February 6, 2026Denmark-based Maersk and Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd are set to resume transits of the Red Sea using the Gemini Cooperation ME11 service linking India and the Middle East with the Mediterranean ....
- Estonia detains and then releases Russia-bound ship February 6, 2026Estonian forces late on Tuesday, February 3rd boarded refrigerated containership Baltic Spirit (IMO 9765873), seizing it for inspection under suspicion of smuggling, the Estonian Tax and ....
- Arrest warrant for ship captain in Taiwan February 6, 2026There was an unusual development at the end of January, with an arrest warrant being issued in Taiwan for a vessel captain. The warrant, issued late on January 30th for the captain of Yang Ming ....
- Jack-up rig death was result of floor grating removal for cleaning, investigation finds February 6, 2026The UK’s offshore safety regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), has determined that a worker on a North Sea jackup rig died last year because a floor grating had been removed .....