Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- Tanker hit by drone attack in Black Sea breaks towline November 6, 2026Oil products tanker Mentor (IMO 9340374), which was damaged in September by a Russian attack, broke free of its tow, leading to an SAR operation and efforts to regain a link ....
- Marine round-up : 6th November 2026 November 6, 2026Allianz Commercial has revealed plans to establish Allianz Commercial 1893, a new direct underwriting syndicate at Lloyd’s, which is expected to begin trading from ....
- Bulgaria warns of container debris hitting land after vessel sinking November 5, 2026It has been a bad end of the year for containerships and their cargoes. The fire on the Espirito Santo Express (IMO 9793923) in the South Atlantic looking set to become one of the ...
- New broker platform from tigerlab November 5, 2026Zurich-based insurance software solutions company tigerlab has launched tigerlab Brokerage, a specialist broker management platform. The product is designed to handle the complex ....
- Another attack in Strait of Hormuz November 5, 2026A crude oil tanker identified as the Grit (IMO 9243150) was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on November 3rd. All the crew aboard the vessel were safe. No pollution ....
- Marine round-up : 5th November 2026 November 5, 2026Container ship Mathilde Maersk (IMO 9632179) which had arrived from the London Gateway port on October 31st, lost a container overboard during cargo handling at the Strom Quay ....
- Hapag and ONE warn that cargo on Espirito Santo Express is severely fire damaged November 4, 2026Two weeks after a fire began in the South Atlantic aboard the containership Espirito Santos Express (IMO 9793923), the carriers were now advising customers that they expected ....
- Progress in dealing with fire on HMM Platinum November 4, 2026There was better news from the salvage teams dealing with a fire on another containership, the HMM Platinum (IMO 9637155), which reported a fire at around the same time as that ....
- India names vessel hit close to Omani coast on November 2nd November 4, 2026India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and the Ministry of External Affairs have named the Indian-flagged commercial vessel struck near the Omani coast on November 2nd as ....
- Eight hijackings reported to IMB in first nine months of 2026 November 4, 2026There were 51 incidents reported to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre between January and September 2026. These are broken down as 36 vessels boarded, eight hijacked, four fired upon and .....