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- Insurance Marine News – Monday August 10th 2026 August 10, 2026Insurance Marine News – Monday August 10th 2026
- Typhoon Dolphin hits Okinawa; China shuts ports ahead of landfall August 10, 2026Typhoon Dolphin smashed into the southern Japan Okinawa prefecture on Saturday August 8th, injuring five people and cutting power to 14,000 buildings. China has shut ports and ferry routes ahead...
- Iran claims strikes on two vessels August 10, 2026In currently unconfirmed reports, Iran said early on Saturday August 8th that it had struck two “hostile” targets in the Strait of Hormuz. The targets were thought to be crude oil tankers Nissos Kea..
- Latest sanctions package from UK adds six more vessels August 10, 2026The UK has extended its sanctions against Russia with a new package that targets shipping, banking, and industrial entities. It has added six vessels, which it said transported Russian energy...
- German-owned bulk carrier attacked by drones in the Black Sea August 10, 2026The internationalization of the Russia-Ukraine war and the re-emergence of the Black Sea as a war zone continues apace. The causes have been the stagnant nature of the land battle in eastern Ukraine..
- Resolve Marine is completing next stage of MSC Baltic III salvage August 10, 2026On the coast of Newfoundland the salvage teams of Resolve Marine have been finishing off their installation of 12 300-tonne chain pullers that are now, slowly, moving the remains of the grounded///
- Low water levels on Rhine threaten German economy August 10, 2026Chronically low water levels on the Rhine River are threatening the German economy, according to the country’s Transport Minister. Speaking shortly after water levels drop to record lows, Steffen...
- RWE becomes latest European company to quit US offshore wind August 10, 2026German utility RWE has agreed to surrender three US offshore wind leases in return for a $1.22bn settlement with the Department of the Interior. That money will be invested instead in US gas and LNG..
- SeaLead goes into liquidation August 10, 2026Singapore-headquartered SeaLead Shipping is being put into liquidation. The decision marks the end of one of container shipping’s most dramatic rises and falls in recent years. Wide ranging US...
- Sompo moves to close GPS jamming insurance gap August 10, 2026Japan-based insurer Sompo Japan has launched what it claims to be the shipping industry’s first insurance coverage that specifically targets economic losses caused by radio interference with ship...