Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- Marine accident round-up : 13th September 2019 September 13, 2019More than 70 containers were lost after 2,470-teu Xin Ou 21 developed a heavy starboard list at night off Zhoushan en route to Rizhao, reported Kiev's Maritime Bulletin. The ship is understood ….
- IUMI acts on preventing fires on container vessels September 13, 2019Lars Lange, IUMI Secretary General has reported in the latest IUMI Eye that a number of container ship fires happened early in 2019 (the Yantian Express, APL Vancouver, Grande America …..
- Marine accident round-up : 12th September 2019 September 12, 2019The Guangzhou Maritime Court will sell tankship Bramco 1 (IMO 8814639) by auction on October 8th, four years after Bahraini owner Bramco abandoned the ship at the Cosco Guangzhou …..
- Golden Ray operations shift to environmental protection September 12, 2019With all crew members rescued from capsized vehicle carrier Golden Ray (IMO 9775816), operations will now shift over to environmental protection, removing the vessel and resuming ….
- Search for Nur Allya and 25 crew is called off September 12, 2019Bulk carrier Nur Allya (IMO 9245237) is missing, presumed sunk, and the official search and rescue operation for the vessel and her 25 crew has been halted. Only a liferaft, a lifebuoy and ….
- French marine insurance broker is bought by Verlingue September 11, 2019French insurance consultancy Verlingue, part of the Adélaïde Group, has announced the acquisition of marine insurance broker Groupe Eyssautier. Groupe Eyssautier is a specialist in ….
- Swedish Club says premiums still not at sustainable levels September 11, 2019At Swedish Club's reception on the opening day of London International Shipping Week, managing director Lars Rhodin observed that the combined ratio for the first half was 108%, which …..
- Container inspections reveal misdeclared cargo, poor stowage September 11, 2019A survey of 500 containers by the US-based National Cargo Bureau (NCB) has found problems in 55% of containers, reports US publication Freightwaves. Inspections of ocean shipping ….
- Skuld warns on nickel ore liquefaction risk September 11, 2019Skuld has noted thatin the nickel ore regions of Indonesia and the Philippines the rainy season starts in June and lasts until November. The September-October typhoon season in the …..
- Marine accident round-up : 11th September 2019 September 11, 2019Dredger Tridevi Prem (IMO 9464443), owned by Mercator Ltd, sank near New Mangalore Port shortly after midnight on September 3rd. The Indian Coast Guard rescued 13 crew members ….