Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- White House maritime plan could see port fees return February 17, 2026The just-released Maritime Action Plan would see the US impose a universal “infrastructure” fee on all foreign-built commercial vessels calling at US ports. In one of the most significant ....
- Shadow fleet tanker boarded by US in Indian Ocean February 17, 2026The US Department of War confirmed on Sunday February 15th that the US military had boarded crude oil tanker Veronica III (IMO 9326055) in the Indian Ocean. The Veronica III had been ....
- Mukran LNG terminal reopens after icebreakers clear channel in Baltic Sea February 17, 2026The floating LNG import facility Mukran, off the Baltic coast of Germany, resumed operations late last week after icebreaking efforts by the multipurpose vessel Neuwerk (IMO 9143984) ....
- Russian port hit by Ukrainian drones ahead of Geneva peace talks February 17, 2026Russia’s Black Sea coastal region came under heavy drone attack overnight at the weekend. Damage was reported to the infrastructure at the Taman seaport, located on a peninsula across the .....
- Venezuela’s PDVSA only selling oil to individually licensed companies; reports February 17, 2026PDVSA, the state-owned oil company in Venezuela, has refused to sell to companies that do not have individual US licences, reports Reuters, citing four unnamed sources. This was said to ....
- Denmark sees 292 Russian shadow-fleet tankers passing through Danish Straits in 2025 February 17, 2026There were 292 voyages through Danish territorial waters by EU-sanctioned tankers linked to Russia’s shadow fleet in 2025, according to new data compiled by the Danish Maritime ....
- Marine round-up : 17th February 2026 February 17, 2026Beazley plc said Monday morning February 16th that it had granted an extension to the PUSU (Put Up or Shut Up) deadline regarding a potential cash offer from Zurich Insurance, with the ....
- Singapore acts on suspected illegal fuel sales February 16, 2026The Singapore Police Force on February 11th arrested the crews from three tugs working offshore in what the authorities suspect was a planned illegal sale of fuel ....
- Ceasefire in Red Sea “largely holding” February 16, 2026Risk management services company Vanguard has said that the ceasefire announced by Israel and Hamas in October 2025, and the subsequent order by the leaders of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi ....
- Marine round-up : 16th February 2026 February 16, 2026The US is moving the giant aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford from the Caribbean, where it arrived in the weeks before the unseating of Nicolas Maduro from leadership in Venezuela, to the ....