Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- Marine accident round-up : 28th July 2021 July 28, 2021General cargo ship Maxima (IMO 9882061), which was berthed at Waalhaven, Rotterdam, developed a heavy starboard side list during the evening of July 21st, possibly caused by water ingress in ....
- War risk insurance: Nigeria must tackle piracy, says lawyer July 27, 2021A Nigerian lawyer has insisted that the country needed to address the root cause of piracy on its waters if it wants the war risk surplus currently imposed on vessels transiting the Gulf of ....
- Marine accident round-up : 27th July 2021 July 27, 2021An oil spill occurred during bunkering operations between crude oil tanker Tianlong Spirit (IMO 9378369) and oil products tanker Desna (IMO 8331510) in the Murmansk region, northern Russia on ....
- Beazley reports 10% rises in marine pricing in H1 2021 figures July 26, 2021Re/insurer Beazley has reported a rise in turnover and a dramatically improved combined ratio in its marine division for H1 2021, leading to an operating profit in the division of $43.1m ....
- Lloyd’s will continue to operate Lloyd’s Salvage Arbitration Branch July 26, 2021Lloyd’s has confirmed that it will continue to operate the Lloyd’s Salvage Arbitration Branch (LSAB) that oversees the Lloyd’s Open Form (LOF) salvage contract and procedures. The Lloyd’s Council ....
- Marine accident round-up : 26th July 2021 July 26, 2021Two more crew members from the BBC California (IMO 9402055) have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of people infected on board to 10 (IMN July 21st). All crew members .....
- MAIB publishes report on Stolt Groenland explosion in Korea July 23, 2021The explosion and fire on board chemical tanker Stolt Groenland (IMO 9414072) resulted from the runaway polymerisation of the styrene monomer cargo in cargo tank 9S, reports the UK Marine ....
- Marine accident round-up : 23rd July 2021 July 23, 2021A seafarer has died with Covid-19 on bulk carrier Star Genesis (IMO 9457464) in Bulgaria and 11 more cases have been identified on board Bulgaria's Maritime.bg reports, citing local authorities ...
- Britannia updates members on US drug smuggling July 22, 2021Britannia Club has informed members that it has been told by correspondents in the US that there has been an increase in the number of cases of illegal drugs being found on board ships in the ....
- Marine accident round-up : 22nd July 2021 July 22, 2021The US Coast Guard medevaced two crew members from tankship Monterey (IMO 9377779) approximately 10 miles off Galveston, Texas, on July 18, 2021. The watchstanders of the Coast Guard ....