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.
- North reports solid renewals after P&I’s “challenging” year February 24, 2021Having approached the renewal with what it defined as "the objective of reducing exposure in certain areas", North’s combined owned and chartered tonnage reduced slightly for the new policy .....
- Skuld reaches 100m mutual gt in 2021 P&I renewal February 24, 2021Norway-based marine insurer Skuld saw mutual P&I gross tonnage (GT) increase by 5.5% for the mutual P&I policy year 2020 to 2021. As of February 20th 2021, Skuld’s mutual P&I tonnage stood ....
- Explosion on Chinese bulk carrier off Gibraltar February 24, 2021Gibraltar authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of an explosion aboard cargo ship CSSC Cape Town (IMO 9853888), off Gibraltar on February 19th. Two sailors were ....
- Some crew of Hankuk Chemi return home to South Korea February 24, 2021The crew of chemical tanker Hankuk Chemi (IMO 9232369) are on their way to South Korea, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said earlier this week ....
- Wakashio captain insists chief officer is to blame for grounding February 24, 2021In his third and latest appearance before a Mauritian court of investigation, the captain of wrecked bulk carrier Wakashio, Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, has continued to insist that it was the ....
- Oil spill mystery off Israel and Lebanon February 24, 2021Not only are we no closer to knowing the identity of the vessel presumed to be responsible for tar balls washing up along 120km of Israel's Mediterranean coast, and now in southern ....
- Maersk Eindhoven waits for clearance to dock in Yokohama February 24, 2021Container ship Maersk Eindhoven (IMO 9456771), which last week suffered a loss of some 260 containers and damage to 65 more after a rolling incident caused by a short-term power ....
- MFB adds Nico Saunders to maritime team February 24, 2021London-based marine-focused solicitor partnership MFB has added Nico Saunders to its team of maritime solicitors. Saunders specializes in international shipping and transport disputes ....
- Supreme Court allows appeal in Eversmart case February 24, 2021In the first appeal to the UK Supreme Court relating to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (Collision Regulations), the Supreme Court has allowed the appeal ....
- Container delays could be resolved in Q2/Q3 says Hapag –Lloyd February 24, 2021The recent surge in demand for bulky lockdown-friendly goods such as exercise equipment could flatten out in the second or early third quarter, helping to ease disrupted shipping logistics ....