Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- Guinea: new threat for vessels loading bauxite March 19, 2024Budd Guinea, part of the international marine services and Correspondent group Budd, has said that in recent months it had observed a hardening in the attitude of the Ministry of Mines and .....
- Dun & Bradstreet partners with Concirrus March 19, 2024Data and analytics provider Dun & Bradstreet is linking up with marine insurance intelligence provider Concirrus to help solve cargo aggregation and visibility Concirrus said that the .....
- Zara owner warns of one-week delays due to Red Sea crisis March 19, 2024Inditex, the owner of Zara, has said that average shipping times had been delayed by about a week because of the current situation in the Red Sea, with container ships carrying its ....
- Marine round-up : 19th March 2024 March 19, 2024WK Webster said last week that it had received reports that general cargo ship Albiz (IMO 9397652) ran aground during berthing manoeuvres at Ribadeo port, Spain, on March 14th. It was ....
- Attack reported in Red Sea on Vietnamese tanker March 18, 2024On Friday March 15th Ambrey and UKMTO said that a tanker in Red Sea had been attacked, with two explosions reported. United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a ship had reported .....
- Houthis extend target area March 18, 2024Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen's Houthis, said on Thursday March 14th that the group would extend the range of its shipping targets to include Israel-linked ships passing .....
- Hi-jacked bulk carrier reaches Somalia: ransom demand reported March 15, 2024Bulk carrier Abdullah (IMO 9745598), hi-jacked along with its crew earlier this week in the Arabian Sea, has been moored in Somalia. The 20-plus pirates who boarded the Bangladesh-owned .....
- Soya bean export season is peaking: prepare for claims March 15, 2024With the export season for Brazilian soya beans well underway, Norwegian marine insurer and Group Club Gard has shared with members some recommendations on how best to avoid claims ....
- Marine round-up : 15th March 2024 March 15, 2024Rescue ship Geo Barents (IMO 9252503) disembarked 132 rescued boat people at Civitavecchia, the port closest to Rome, on March 9th, but as many more had to stay on board on instructions ....
- Marine accident round-up : 14th March 2024 March 14, 2024Passenger/vehicle RoRo SWM Salve Regina (IMO 9831983) ran aground off Romblon, Philippines late on March 10th 2024, necessitating the rescue of 168 passengers and 55 crew members. There were ....