Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- EU-sanctioned oil tanker escorted to Morocco by Spanish rescue ship, merchant marine says January 28, 2026The sanctioned tanker Chariot Tide (IMO 9323376) is being escorted to Tanger Med in Morocco by a Spanish rescue vessel after its engine failed, leaving it stranded in international waters ....
- Nickel ore feared culprit again in K Line ultramax disaster January 28, 2026The liquefaction of a cargo of nickel ore has emerged as a possible cause of the fatal capsizing of the ultramax bulk carrier Devon Bay (IMO 9622849) off Scarborough Shoal in the South ....
- EU approves banning of Russian gas imports from late 2027 January 28, 2026The 27 European Union member states on Monday gave their final approval to ban Russian gas imports by late 2027, although Hungary voted against and said that it would challenge the ....
- Renewed Houthi threats, US military buildup in mid-east January 28, 2026The recent gradual return of shipping to the Suez Canal and Red Sea has become slightly riskier following a steady build-up of US military forces in the region, and renewed Houthi warnings ....
- Tanker carrying Venezuelan heavy oil heads directly for Louisiana January 27, 2026Liberia-flagged tanker crude oil tanker Gloria Maris (IMO 9899997), which has been chartered by trading company Trafigura, departed José oil terminal in Venezuela on Sunday January 25th ....
- ONE Henry Hudson leaves Los Angeles two months after fire January 27, 2026Container ship ONE Henry Hudson (IMO 9302176), which suffered a fire last November 22nd while it was docked in Los Angeles (IMN November 24th November 2025 and several ....
- Marine round-up : 27th January 2026 January 27, 2026There was a fatal maritime accident on January 26th in the Philippines when ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 capsized off Baluk Baluk Island in the southern part of the archipelago ....
- K Line bulk carrier capsizes in South China Sea, two dead January 26, 2026Two seafarers are reported to have died and four remained missing (as of Sunday morning) after bulk carrier Devon Bay (IMO 9622849) sank in the South China Sea during the night of Thursday ....
- Sanctioned tanker Progress adrift in Mediterranean January 26, 2026Crude oil tanker Progress (IMO 9306627), sanctioned by the EU and UK for its role in transporting Russian oil, ran into trouble off the coast of Algeria on Wednesday January 21st and was .....
- Valero, Phillips 66 buy Venezuelan oil cargoes January 26, 2026US Gulf refiner Valero is reported to have bought a cargo of Venezuelan crude oil in one of the first deals by such a company to move forward with the bringing of Venezuelan oil back onto the ....