Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- US ponders forcing shipping lines to take US export container bookings June 17, 2021The global logistics crisis in the container sector has begun to have political ramifications. US politicians have been discussing the possibility of forcing the major global shipping line to .....
- Marine round-up : 17th June 2021 June 17, 2021Paul Western, Lead Underwriter Responsible for MS Amlin Syndicate 2001 Hull, is reported by Insurance Insider to have left for Markel. A crew member of container ship Vayenga Maersk ....
- X-Press Pearl captain arrested June 16, 2021Vitaly Tyutkalo, the Russian captain of burned out container ship X-Press Pearl (IMO 9875343), was arrested on Monday June 14th in Sri Lanka and was granted bail later the same day ....
- Marine accident round-up : 16th June 2021 June 16, 2021One crew member was reported to have died and two others had been hospitalized after an outbreak of Covid-19 on a Pavimar bulker off Spain. According to a Lloyd’s List Intelligence casualty ....
- Sri Lanka looking for $40m in damages after X-Press Pearl fire June 15, 2021Sri Lanka has said that it would be seeking $40m in damages from the owner of container ship X Press Pearl (IMO 9875343), which caught fire, burned for two weeks and then foundered about ....
- US supply chain difficulties: Home Depot charters ship June 15, 2021Home Depot, a leading US retailer and the leader in DIY and home improvement, has taken matters into its own hands in the face of chronic supply chain difficulties worldwide, caused ....
- Marine accident round-up : 15th June 2021 June 15, 2021General cargo ship River Thames (IMO 8601563) ran aground on a beach Playa Migiom, southern coast of Formentera, Balearic islands, Spain, at around 02:00 UTC on June 8th while en route from ....
- X-Press Pearl: cargo pollution spreads, but no oil leaks detected June 14, 2021The sea around the containership X-Press Pearl (IMO 9875343), which caught fire off Sri Lanka on May 20th and subsequently burned itself out over two weeks before eventually foundering in 21 ....
- Marine accident round-up : 14th June 2021 June 14, 2021General cargo ship Rix Emerald (IMO 9116802) ran aground in Randers Fjord, Denmark during the afternoon of June 10th, apparently having strayed off the fairway for some reason. The vessel was ....
- Congestion spreads and worsens in South China ports June 11, 2021A new cluster of Covid-19 cases in the region of its southern ports appeared this week to be having a deepening effect on shipping in the region and, potentially, on global trade in ....