Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- Romania shoots down two more drones off its coastline October 19, 2026Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over the country’s territorial waters on Saturday October 17th, the country’s Ministry of Defence has said. The two drones entered Romanian .....
- International vessels seek shelter in Norwegian waters October 19, 2026The Norwegian Armed Forces’ Joint Headquarters said late last week that a dozen vessels had sought shelter from a storm off Lofoten, and that two of them were the Chinese deck cargo .....
- IMB records a 34-year piracy low October 19, 2026Piracy and armed robbery at sea incidents during the first nine months of 2026 fell to their lowest since 1992, according to the latest report from the ICC International ....
- NorthStandard reports further incident involving UN 3378 Sodium Carbonate Peroxyhydrate October 19, 2026Group Club and marine insurer NorthStandard has warned that, since issuing its initial alert on October 7th (IMN round-up, October 8th), it had received a further report of a container ....
- Lockton summary of non-IG Club marine insurers: Insure Marine Underwriting October 19, 2026Headquarters: Rotterdam, Netherlands Security: NNPC/North Standard S&P Rating ....
- Marine round-up : 19th October 2026 October 19, 2026The Swedish Club has implemented the official opening of its new office in New York City, which it said marked “an important step in the Club’s continued development across the ....
- Two ships sink near Hormuz after being hit by projectiles: surge in attacks October 16, 2026It has been confirmed that container ship GFS Pride (IMO 9349045) and dry bulk carrier Cape Dao (IMO 9219020) (see yesterday’s IMN) had both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz after being ....
- Two vessels ablaze off Romania after suspected drone attacks October 16, 2026There was a fire on products tanker Wine Trader (IMO 8808707) during the morning of October 15th while it was about 14nm from Sulina, Romania. No injuries or pollution were reported ....
- Products tanker runs aground on Turkish Black Sea coast October 16, 2026Chemical / oil products tanker Grace Romavictor (IMO 9629926) ran aground on October 14th on the Black Sea coast of Türkiye after its tow line snapped while it was being towed ....
- Houthis promise more attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities after hitting Aramco HQ October 16, 2026The Yemen-based separatist military movement known as the Houthis has developed its military capacity since the days in late 2023 when it began attack ships around coastal ....