Pollution fears from tankship recede: Solong still a concern

All but two of the 18 fuel tank cells on breached products tanker Stena Immaculate (IMO 9693018) have remained intact, Stena Bulk CEO Erik Hanell said on Wednesday afternoon, boosting hopes that there would only be a small environmental impact of the event in the North Sea, which occurred during the morning of Monday March…

Hazardous container leaks continue to be a matter of concern: Gard

Norway-based marine insurer and International Group Club Gard has said that it was continuing to see concerning cases of leakage from hazardous containerized cargoes – “incidents which can quickly escalate into serious safety and environmental threats”. Mark Russell and Svetlana Ormane of Gard have written that an estimated 5m-plus containers were packed with Dangerous Goods…

Round Up

Broker Willis has lined up former Lockton Norway CEO Anders Johannessen as its European head of marine, reports The Insurer, citing three unnamed senior marine market sources. Johannessen became CEO of Lockton in April last year. From April 2018 to December 2022 he had been Managing Director, Edge Group, while before that he had been…