Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- Monjasa Reformer spotted far further offshore than when kidnapped March 30, 2023Products tanker Monjasa Reformer (IMO 9255878) that was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea of DR Congo on Saturday March 25th was spotted about 540 miles further off the shore on .....
- Industry bodies unite produce guidelines for safe transport of lithium-ion batteries in containers March 30, 2023Together with its partners, the Cargo Incident Notification System Network (CINS) has compiled the Lithium-ion Batteries in Containers Guidelines, described as “a comprehensive .....
- National policies needed to ensure reliable supply chains, says ITF March 30, 2023“Opportunities for Seafarers and National Maritime Policies: Navigating Beyond the Chaos of the Pandemic,” a new report from the International Transport Workers’ Federation has emphasized ....
- Marine accident round-up : 30th March 2023 March 30, 2023Cargo ship Gala A (IMO 8822040) collided with motor hopper Liberty (IMO 8728842), which in turn came in contact with dredger Pilgrim (IMO 7397593) while the Gala A was manoeuvring in .....
- Pirate attack in Gulf of Guinea March 29, 2023Months of relative calm in the Gulf of Guinea came to an end on March 25th/26th when an unknown number of pirates boarded a product tanker, tentatively identified as the Monjasa Reformer .....
- Maersk Magellan will dispose of its oil cargo outside EU waters March 29, 2023Tankship Maersk Magellan (IMO 9447732), which was barred from entering the Spanish port of Tarragona on February 10th due to concerns about a possible breach of sanctions rules relating to ....
- Marine accident round-up : 29th March 2023 March 29, 2023General cargo ship Herca-1 (IMO 9148257) ran aground on the Turneffe Atoll reefs, 8nm due east of Belize City, Belize, at around dawn local time on March 26th, while en route from .....
- Two dead, one still missing after fire aboard Indonesian product tanker March 28, 2023Product tanker Kristin (IMO 8525537) caught fire off the coast of Ampenan, Lombok, Indonesia during the afternoon of Sunday March 26th. The 5,000 dwt tanker Kristin was under charter to .....
- Containers heading for Russia stuck in Antwerp since March last year March 28, 2023Five containers from India’s Jindal Stainless Ltd, theoretically heading to Russia, have been stuck at the Belgian port of Antwerp for around a year, unable to enter the .....
- Is London still a marine market leader? March 28, 2023With the relative decline of London market’s capital share in the hull and cargo market, the first question asked at the Marine Insurance London Conference on Friday March 24th was whether ....