Marine Insurance Legal
Covering the latest law firm activity in the marine insurance sector.
- Federal US judge vacates Trump’s January EO halting wind farm approvals December 11, 2025US District Court Judge Patti Saris in Massachusetts on December 8th vacated one of the first executive orders signed by President Trump when he returned to the office of presidency in January ....
- Legal action in US against shipping lines after containership delay December 10, 2025Cargo insurers are reported to be suing MSC, AP Moller-Maersk, and Zim in a US court for more than $2m in damages due to alleged contract breaches and negligence following engine trouble on ....
- Court of Appeal rules on late redelivery compensation rights: Does Supreme Court beckon? December 10, 2025Marcia Perucca, SRA-regulated solicitor and Steamship Mutual Syndicate Manager, Claims, European Syndicate, has reported that the Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling in the Commercial Court ....
- Testimony closes in Trafigura fraud case, Gupta says ex-Trafigura staff suggested financial deals December 2, 2025During the testimony of Prateek Gupta over two days last week during the Trafigura fraud trial, Trafigura’s lawyers accused Phim of having had a history of fraudulent dealings even before ....
- Action taken in Algeciras against alleged polluting ferry November 28, 2025The Maritime Authority of Algeciras has said that it had opened administrative sanction proceedings against Balearia for alleged pollution emitted by high-speed ferry passenger / vehicle ....
- Croatian chief officer of livestock carrier faces drug smuggling charge in Australia November 26, 2025Four men, including the chief officer of an international livestock carrier tentatively identified in some local reports as the Al Kuwait (IMO 9590931) have been charged with participation in ....
- FMC obtains $1.35m in civil penalties from carriers November 25, 2025The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has concluded two enforcement actions against major vessel operator and a non-vessel-operating common carrier, obtaining $1.35m in civil penalty ....
- Supreme Court rules for buyers in ding-dong King Crude Carriers escrow battle November 25, 2025A recent Supreme Court decision in King Crude Carriers SA v Ridgebury November LLC [2025] UKSC 39 brings important clarification to the law governing deposit claims under ship sale ....
- Suez Canal Authority says it had nothing to do with detention of sanctioned Russian tanker November 7, 2025In response to claims by the Russian Seafarers’ Union (SUR) that a vessel had been detained in the Suez Canal for non-payment of fees, the Suez Canal Authority has hastened to emphasize .....
- Boutique cruise line ordered into liquidation by French court November 7, 2025French expedition cruise line owner Exploris is to be wound up after failing to present a viable recovery plan to a court in Nantes. Exploris was launched in 2022 by Philippe Videau ....