Marine Cargo Insurance
Covering the latest cargo and freight related insurance news and analysis from across the globe.
- Russia claims three Black Sea attacks at weekend November 10, 2026With the land war between Russia and Ukraine moving little either way this year, the war in the air and at sea has taken centre stage. With Ukraine over the past 18 months increasingly using UAVs to..
- Evergreen joins return to Red Sea shipping November 10, 2026Taiwan-based shipping carrier Evergreen has returned to the Red Sea route after an absence of three years, which commenced in the aftermath of the Houthis’ attacks on ships transiting the Bab al-M...
- Sequence of attacks in Strait of Hormuz November 10, 2026It was a busy and dangerous time for shipping in or near the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend of November 6th to 8th. Tankers were set on fire, while the US military bombed a bulk carrier. A US...
- MSIG UK launches Construction and Marine Cargo classes November 10, 2026MSIG UK has launched dedicated Construction and Marine Cargo classes, a significant expansion of its London Market and UK product capabilities. The new classes will complement MSIG UK’s existing...
- LA Port strike threat deferred again as labour talks continue November 10, 2026The union representing about 250 security workers at the US’s busiest ports has agreed to continue negotiations for two more weeks over a new labour contract, the port employers have said...
- Round Up : Tuesday 10th November 2026 November 10, 2026Iraq has reached an “understanding” with the US to allow Iraqi oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz via a shipping lane near Oman, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said in an interview with...
- Tanzania-registered vessel rescued in Eastern Med November 10, 2026Cargo vessel AS Dream (IMO 8020123) (identified in databases as Antepli and listing AS Dream among its several former names) suffered water ingress and started sinking during the evening of October...
- Marsh appoints Marcus Baker as Chairman, and Michael Walls as Global Head, Marine Cargo and Logistics November 9, 2026Professional services firm and broker Marsh has appointed Marcus Baker to the newly-created role of Chairman, Marine, Cargo, and Logistics, Marsh Risk. Michael Walls will succeed Baker as Global...
- Black Sea attacks nearly halt Ukrainian deep-water exports, Russian wheat shipments November 9, 2026In its latest analysis of shipping in the Black Sea, Kpler said that it had verified 81 incidents involving merchant ships in the Black Sea in 2026, 62 of them since July, and that the impact was...
- New CINS operational guidelines for lithium-ion batteries shipped under SP188 November 9, 2026Group Clubs have informed their members that the Cargo Incident Network System (CINS) has now released Operational Guidelines for Lithium-Ion Batteries Shipped Under SP188 (Special Provision 188 of...