Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- UK armed forces board Russian shadow fleet tanker June 15, 2026A crude oil tanker in the English Channel was boarded by UK armed forces in the early hours of Sunday morning. In an operation lasting six hours, Royal Marine Commandos and specially .....
- Shipowners waiting for the green light on Strait of Hormuz June 15, 2026There are about 127 oil tankers currently inside the Persian Gulf, according to Signal Maritime data (although it warned that the figure was hard to be certain about). Dozens of ....
- Western sanction packages affect the rise of theft of agricultural and construction-related machinery across Europe June 15, 2026Netherlands-based MSIG Specialty Marine NV, a member of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. has published a circular relating to Construction .....
- Oil supply shortfall lower than initially estimated June 15, 2026Lost Gulf oil exports had been far smaller than thought, traders and shippers have said. Since the start of the Iran war and Tehran’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz was ....
- Marine round-up : 15th June 2026 June 15, 2026The Second Officer on oil products tanker Celestial (IMO 9313266) was reported to have died on June 11th, near Oman (one report said that it was docked at Duqm), with his ....
- Third ship attacked by US military in Gulf of Oman June 12, 2026Another Indian-crewed tanker has been hit off Oman in the third US strike this week. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that one of its aircraft used two Hellfire missiles to disable the ....
- US confirms attack on tanker that probably killed neutral seafarers June 12, 2026The US military has confirmed that it attacked an oil products tanker, identified elsewhere as the Settebello (IMO 9162916) (see yesterday’s IMN). The vessel issued a distress call ....
- Piracy attack attempt north of Somalia June 12, 2026In what seems certain to have been another attempted piracy attack in the region of Somalia, the master of an unnamed cargo ship reported to UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) that a ....
- Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed to all vessel traffic June 12, 2026Iran and the US have traded strikes and counterstrikes over the past 72 hours, with Wednesday night seeing US strikes on three parts of the Iranian mainland, including the port of ....
- Venezuela’s oil exports rose in May June 12, 2026Even before the latest move by OFAC to ease the regulations around doing business in Venezuela (se previous story) the country’s oil exports were on the rise. They increased, albeit ....