Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- Explosion on Chinese bulk carrier off Gibraltar February 24, 2021Gibraltar authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of an explosion aboard cargo ship CSSC Cape Town (IMO 9853888), off Gibraltar on February 19th. Two sailors were ....
- Maersk Eindhoven waits for clearance to dock in Yokohama February 24, 2021Container ship Maersk Eindhoven (IMO 9456771), which last week suffered a loss of some 260 containers and damage to 65 more after a rolling incident caused by a short-term power ....
- Container delays could be resolved in Q2/Q3 says Hapag –Lloyd February 24, 2021The recent surge in demand for bulky lockdown-friendly goods such as exercise equipment could flatten out in the second or early third quarter, helping to ease disrupted shipping logistics ....
- Marine accident round-up : 24th February 2021 February 24, 2021A crew member of general cargo ship Jan Van Gent (IMO 9456721) suffered a stroke and was in need of immediate medical assistance during the afternoon of February 18th. The ship was 190nm from ....
- Boxship destroys crane in river collision February 23, 2021Feeder boxship Phuc Khanh (IMO 9318905) smashed into a shoreside crane after suffering a catastrophic engine failure and loss of power on Sunday February 21st when on the Long Tau River near ....
- Short power loss on Maersk Eindhoven was enough to cause container spill February 23, 2021A power loss of three to four minutes in heavy seas was sufficient to bring about the loss of some 260 containers overboard from the Maersk Eindhoven (IMO 9456771) ....
- MS Amlin recommends GoG-transiting shipowners to consult their flag states when considering the services of privately armed security February 23, 2021Insurer MS Amlin has issued an update on its Piracy Alert Gulf of Guinea, referring back to its previous circular in May 2020. That publication promoted the awareness about the dangers and ....
- Marine accident round-up : 23rd February 2021 February 23, 2021The US Coast Guard medevaced a 27-year-old man from container ship Hyundai Jupiter (IMO 9725134) on February 19th while the vessel was on its way from Busan, South Korea, to Los Angeles ...
- Wakashio master admits he had drunk alcohol on night of grounding February 22, 2021Sunil Kumar Nandeshwa, the Indian captain of the grounded wreck Wakashio, has admitted that he had been drinking before the vessel hit a Mauritius reef in July 2020, but continued to claim that ....
- Maersk confirms 260 containers lost from the Eindhoven February 22, 2021Maersk has said that the Maersk Eindhoven (IMO 9456771), in the Pacific en route from China to southern California, lost 260 containers in the Pacific on February 16th. There was, however ....