Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- Magnetic mines found on hull of LPG tanker at Russian port May 27, 2026Russian security service FSB had said that its operatives had defeated an attempted terrorist attack on a vessel in the Baltic port of Ust-Luga, Russia. The FSB said that they had discovered ....
- Tanker hit east of Oman May 27, 2026A tanker, unidentified at the time of writing but described as Marshall Islands-flagged and Greek owned, which was operating east of Oman, reported an external explosion near the vessel’s ....
- Eight injured during cargo ship fire in German port May 27, 2026The Hamburg fire department in Germany was called out on Sunday May 24th after there were reports of smoke coming from a cargo ship (identified by the media as the Jolyn (IMO 9374686) .....
- Markel names O’Donoghue Head of Fine Art & Specie, London May 27, 2026International insurer Markel Insurance has appointed Danny O’Donoghue as the Head of Fine Art & Specie, effective immediately. Based in London, he will report to Dan McCarthy, Director of .....
- Panama Canal currently close to full capacity May 27, 2026Ship transits via the Panama Canal are up by 8% in 2026 year-on-year, reaching a daily average of 38 and mainly driven by the tanker sector. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) noted that transits .....
- Drugs seized, crewmember arrested, from vessel off Pacific coast May 27, 2026The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), working with the US Coast Guard and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), seized 227 kg of cocaine and arrested a Philippine national crew ....
- South Korea tentatively selects small container line for test Arctic transit May 27, 2026South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries plans to run a trial containership voyage along Russia’s Northern Sea Route later this year. However, media reports suggested that only one .....
- Icebreaking struggles hit Great Lakes shipping in early 2026 May 27, 2026US-flagged shipping on the Great Lakes lost a total of 1,953 hours or 82 ship days due to inadequate icebreaking, about a third of the shipping season on the Great Lakes. It took 96 hours after ....
- Syndicate Results 2025 #44 Argenta 2121 and 6134 May 27, 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 : 27th May 2026 May 27, 2026Global transport and logistics mutual insurer TT Club has appointed two new Members to its Board of Directors – Catherine Chien of Dimerco Express Group and Bao Xu of COSCO Shipping Lines ....