Marine Insurance Legal
Covering the latest law firm activity in the marine insurance sector.
- Singapore jails vessel captain after fatal incident on tanker February 16, 2026A Singapore court has sentenced the captain of a gas tanker to 14 months in jail after he lied following a fatal incident on board during the cleaning of the tanks ....
- Singapore acts on suspected illegal fuel sales February 16, 2026The Singapore Police Force on February 11th arrested the crews from three tugs working offshore in what the authorities suspect was a planned illegal sale of fuel ....
- Argentina increases maritime-related fines February 16, 2026Argentina has updated its Maritime, River and Lake Navigation Regime brought into force on 20 January 2025 (REGINAVE 2025), increasing the “Unit of Fine” (UF) considerably. It replaces the .....
- NewNew Polar Bear’s captain pleads not guilty on Baltic Sea cable damage charge February 13, 2026The captain of container ship NewNew Polar Bear (IMO 9313204) has pleaded not guilty to a charge of criminal damage cables under the Baltic Sea were damaged in October 2023 (IMN October ....
- Indian court orders cargo ship detention February 12, 2026The Gujarat High Court in India has ordered the detention of cargo ship Nikator (IMO 9544372) at Kandla Port in connection with a maritime dispute over the alleged short delivery of cargo to a ....
- Can incompetent crew render a vessel unseaworthy? February 9, 2026Sheridan Steiger, P&I Claims Director - Asia Pacific at NorthStandard, has visited an aspect of an issue long-debated in the courts; what contributory factors can make a vessel “unseaworthy ....
- Captain of Solong is jailed for six years February 6, 2026Vladimir Motin, from St Petersburg, Russia, the captain of the boxship Solong (IMO 9322554) when it collided with US tanker Stena Immaculate off the East Yorkshire coast last Spring ....
- Arrest warrant for ship captain in Taiwan February 6, 2026There was an unusual development at the end of January, with an arrest warrant being issued in Taiwan for a vessel captain. The warrant, issued late on January 30th for the captain of Yang Ming ....
- CK Hutchison launches arbitration proceedings over Panama Canal Ports February 5, 2026Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison has launched arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling last week that the contract to run two of the ports ....
- LOIs only as reliable as the parties issuing them February 4, 2026The Court of Appeal decision in Berge Bulk Shipping v Taumata Plantations [2025] EWCA Civ 876, which served as “a stark reminder” that Letters of Indemnity (LOIs) were, as termed by ....