Marine Insurance Legal
Covering the latest law firm activity in the marine insurance sector.
- Maryland Court dismisses most of the Dali civil damage claims that were still outstanding August 28, 2026Judge James K. Bredar in the district court in Maryland has dismissed most of the economic loss claims, although several claims are being allowed to ....
- Legal battle drags on over oil from detained shadow tanker August 28, 2026A legal dispute is continuing over the potential seizure and sale of the crude oil cargo aboard the detained shadow fleet tanker Eventin (IMO 9308065). Since January 2025 the tanker .....
- Families sue boat manufacturer and dealer August 28, 2026Three families are suing the manufacturer of a Sea-Doo pontoon boat and a Maine boat dealer after three people died and two others were injured when the vessel capsized ....
- Eiltank Shipping ordered to pay salvors over vessel fire August 24, 2026A Rotterdam Court has ruled that Germany-based Eiltank Shipping GmbH pay Netherlands based BDS Harlingen BV, a Commercial manager and Registered owner, and Netherlands-based ship ....
- CK Hutchison launches arbitration bid for $1.5bn from Panama over terminal seizures August 21, 2026Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison has begun an international arbitration process seeking more than $1.5bn over the loss of its investments in the Balboa and ....
- Indian High Court rules detention of vessel to be non-valid August 18, 2026In an admiralty suit filed by the Lighthouse Marine Service India Pvt Ltd (LMS) an Indian high court has declared as wrongful the arrest of the Ocean Faye (sailing as Glacia) (IMO 9321689) .....
- Swedish prosecutor asks for extension of captain’s detention August 17, 2026The prosecutor in the case of the maritime accident involving cargo ship Misje Verde (IMO 9927433) on July 28th off Tjörn island, Sweden, requested on August 13th that the detention ,,,,,
- Ruling gives guidance on the meaning of the “unforeseeability” in force majeure clauses August 14, 2026In the case of ADM Industries Centers Ltd (trading as ADM Israel) v Inerco Trade SA [2026] EWHC 1873 (Comm), the High Court has overturned a GAFTA Board of Appeal decision. It ruled that reliance on..
- MSC Shipmanagement and Chief Engineer plead guilty in US, fined for 2024 runaway boxship event August 13, 2026Cyprus-based MSC Shipmanagement, the operating company of containership MSC Michigan VII (IMO 9196864) that went on the loose at full speed through Charleston Harbour in 2024, appeared in court on...
- Ex-captain of Bella 1 gets short jail sentence in US August 12, 2026The former captain of the Bella 1 (IMO 9230880) was sentenced to 10 months in jail for his role in attempting to evade US seizure. Avtandil Kalandadze, 47, a Georgian national and former master of...