Marine Liability
The latest liability related news, regulation and analysis from the marine insurance sector. Updates of the changes all classes of marine and related support operations.
- Bulgaria gets reimbursement from owners of salvaged shadow fleet tanker January 12, 2026Bulgaria’s Maritime Administration has asked representatives of the Chinese-owned shadow fleet tanker Kairos (IMO 9236004) for payment of the salvage costs Bulgaria incurred after the vessel ....
- IG includes Scor private placement in new reinsurance structure January 12, 2026French reinsurer Scor has taken a 3.75% share in the International Group of P&I Clubs (IG) reinsurance tower for the 2026/27 year, Which Scor said reflected its strategic focus on growing its .....
- Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian ports kill two January 12, 2026The ports of Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk, in the general region of Odesa, were struck by Russian drones and missiles on January 7th, with two people dying as a result .....
- Panama cancelled Sophia’s flag last January January 12, 2026In a busy week for any of the shadow fleet sector currently associated with Venezuela, Panama’s maritime authority on Thursday said that it had cancelled in January 2025 the flag of the .....
- US forces seize fifth Venezuela-linked tanker January 12, 2026On Friday January 9th the US Coast Guard boarded and seized Aframax tanker Olina (IMO 9282479) in international waters east of the Caribbean Sea. The vessel had previously departed from ....
- Vessels “on the run” and seized January 12, 2026The Venezuela-linked tankers seized so far by US forces are the: Skipper (IMO 9304667) – Seized December ....
- Dark fleet vessel spotted in English Channel January 12, 2026Windward AI has reported that false-flagged, EU and US-sanctioned products tanker l Ethera (IMO 9387279) on Friday was sailing through the English Channel, laden with Russian .....
- Malacca and Singapore Straits see increase in armed robberies in 2025 January 12, 2026There were 132 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia reported to ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) in 2025, with the highest number of incidents recorded in the .....
- Marine round-up : 12th January 2026 January 12, 2026Container ship Luebeck (IMO 9216092) was reported to have issued a distress signal in the Atlantic Ocean on January 6th after a crew member was lost overboard ....
- Russian-bound tanker in Black Sea hit by drones January 9, 2026A Palau-flagged Suezmax tanker, the Elbus (IMO 9290385) was attacked by drones and damaged by while transiting the Black Sea near the Turkish coast on December 7th. None of the 25 crew members .....