Marine Insurance Legal
Covering the latest law firm activity in the marine insurance sector.
- 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 ....
- Russian captain of Solong found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter February 3, 2026The captain of container ship Solong (IMO 9322554), which ploughed into a US flagged products tanker, the at-anchor Stena Immaculate (IMO 9693018) in the North Sea off the port of ....
- High Court confirms “commercial common sense” in seller’s demand for payment February 3, 2026A team led by William Gidman at solicitors HFW has claimed “a significant victory” in the English High Court. The Court granted summary judgment confirming that a buyer’s obligation ....
- Maersk subsidiary to operate Panama terminals temporarily after court ruling February 2, 2026The Panamanian Supreme Court has ruled that Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison’s contract to operate terminals at either end of the Panama Canal is unconstitutional ....
- US Administration sued over two deaths in Venezuela-linked boat strike February 2, 2026Family members of two Trinidadian men who died after US forces conducted a missile strike against a suspected drug boat near Venezuela have filed a suit for wrongful death .....
- US releases crew members of Marinera, but senior officers being taken to US January 30, 2026The United States has released two Russian crewmembers from the seized tanker Marinera (formerly Bella 1) (IMO 9230880), which remains in Scotland, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday .....
- Solong captain denies falling asleep, but accepts that he broke SOLAS rules January 30, 2026Captain Vladimir Motin of container ship Solong (IMO 9322554) has accepted that he broke international maritime rules by switching off the Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System ....