Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- Quality concerns over long-stored corn leaving Ukraine ports August 12, 2022Bulk carrier Ocean Lion (IMO 9296248) left the port of Chornomorsk on August 9th, heading for Incheon, South Korea, via Singapore, and bringing to 12 the number of ships to leave Ukraine .....
- Falling water levels on Rhine reach critical level August 12, 2022The falling water levels on the Rhine River could severely restrict traffic between the Lower and Upper Rhine at the town of Kaub as early as Friday August 12th. The low water levels have ......
- Securing hatch covers properly is vital, says Japan Club August 12, 2022In Japan Club's P&I Loss Prevention Bulletin Vol.53 the Club noted that a recent study and claims analysis carried out by Japan Club over a five-year period between 2016PY and 2020PY ....
- Marine accident round-up : 14th August 2022 August 12, 2022A fire broke out on Wednesday August 10th aboard oil major Equinor's FPSO Johan Castberg, which is under construction at a shipyard in Norway, public broadcaster NRK reported. Workers were .....
- Marine accident round-up : 11th August 2022 August 11, 2022Bulk carrier Riva Wind (IMO 9301196), which left the Port of Odesa on August 7th with 50,000 tons of grain on board anchored north of Istanbul on August 9th for inspections. The grain was said .....
- Ukraine and Russia agree details on grain ship protection in Black Sea August 10, 2022Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN on Monday August 8th agreed that ships exporting Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea to Turkey and beyond would be protected by a 10-nautical-mile ....
- Roll risk estimator for container ships released by International Group August 10, 2022The International Group of P&I Clubs has released the latest version of the Roll Risk Estimator. The Estimator indicates combinations of speed, heading and wave period that result in .....
- Crew member injured in cargo blaze aboard CMA CGM Rabelais August 10, 2022A cargo fire that broke out on the 6,552 teu container ship CMA CGM Rabelais (IMO 9406635) on August 3rd was soon brought under control. One crew member was injured, but was not in any danger .....
- Lashing system not sufficient for weather conditions, investigation finds August 10, 2022The lashing system in operation on Netherlands-flagged cargo Ship Eemslift Hendrika (IMO 9671486) was not sufficient for the prevailing weather conditions, the Dutch Safety Board ....
- Hot work on vessel led to week-long fire on cargo ship August 10, 2022Hot work with gas-cutting equipment on cargo ship Kota Bahagia (IMO 9593672) was the source of a fire on board a cargo ship in New Zealand in December 2020 that raged for seven days ....