Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- Many Philippines seafarers still missing a month after Typhoon Odette January 25, 2022About a month after Typhoon Odette hit the Philippines on December 26th 2021, there is no trace of the tug Strong Trinity (IMO 8204755) which went missing with 12 seafarers off Talisay City .....
- Marine accident round-up : 25th January 2022 January 25, 2022Norwegian coaster Bjugnfjord (IMO 7502021), which developed a heavy list in Kattegat in Danish waters in rough weather during the evening of January 20th, has sunk. The vessel was about ....
- Yantian restricts container entry to ease overflow January 24, 2022The operators of Yantian terminal, the largest port facility in Shenzhen, have from ruled temporarily that full containers can only be trucked in four days before vessels are due to berth .....
- Marine accident round-up : 24th January 2022 January 24, 2022Norwegian coaster Bjugnfjord (IMO 7502021) developed a heavy list in Kattegat in Danish waters in rough weather during the evening of January 20th when the vessel was about 10nm north of .....
- Marine accident round-up : 21st January 2022 January 21, 2022Fire erupted on board bulk carrier Royal Jade (IMO 9801304) at Karachi port, Pakistan, during the night of January 19th. The ship, which had 57,750 tons of wheat on board, arrived from .....
- Rise in differing cargo theft types driven by conditions at congested US ports – TT Club January 20, 2022Q3 cargo theft data in the US has indicated that 45% of reported cases involved targeting of storage facilities, up from 20% of recorded cases during Q3 2020. Meanwhile hijacking and robbery .....
- Marine accident round-up : 20th January 2022 January 20, 2022General cargo ship Tarzan (IMO 9128336) came into contact with the wall of the Northern Lock at Brunsbuettel, Kiel Canal, while entering the canal early on January 18th. Both the ship and ....
- US west coast importers said to be using container ships as ‘offshore warehouses’ January 19, 2022A combination of low interest rates and congestion at US west coast ports has made it possible for importers to the US to use container ships, perhaps not completely intentionally .....
- Thieves break into 90 containers a day in Los Angeles January 19, 2022Intermodal freight trains passing through the Lincoln Heights neighbourhood of Eastern Los Angeles are being subject to frequent break-ins in what has been described as a spiralling ....
- Marine accident round-up : 19th January 2022 January 19, 2022Passenger/Vehicle RoRo Kennicott (IMO 9145205) allided with the new ferry Hubbard (IMO 9812808) while docking at Ketchikan, Alaska early on January 14th. It was reported to have suffered .....