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.
- Western Australia could turn away Covid ships October 22, 2020Local politicians in Western Australia and other Australian states are reported to be discussing refusing entry to vessels that have cases of Covid-19 on board. There have been several ....
- US sanctions six Chinese entities, two individuals October 22, 2020The US has sanctioned two Chinese nationals and six Chinese entities for having dealt with Iranian shipping company Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), the US State Department ....
- More holistic, industry wide approach to containers would be welcomed: AP Moller-Maersk CTO October 22, 2020AP Moller-Maersk has responded to the final investigation report into the fatal fire on board the Maersk Honam on March 6th 2018, which was one of the worst accidents both in the history of ....
- US DOJ charges Russian military officers for NotPetya cyber attack October 22, 2020The US Department of Justice has charged six Russian military intelligence officers with being responsible for the 2017 NotPetya malware attack which, among other things, disrupted the shipping ....
- Wakashio Captain’s bail request denied by Mauritius October 22, 2020Mauritius has rejected an application for bail made by the captain of the Wakashio that sunk off its south-eastern coast in July. “Given that the applicant may be charged with a serious ....
- Tankers using Sabine Pass despite draft limitations October 22, 2020Tankers were entering and leaving Cheniere Energy Inc's Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas export plant in Louisiana despite draft limitations in the Sabine-Neches Waterway after a rig ran ....
- Venezuela looking to offload oil from listing Nabarima October 22, 2020Aframax oil tanker Icaro (IMO 9038842), operated by Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, was approaching floating oil storage facility Nabarima on Tuesday October 20th ....
- Marine accident round-up : 22nd October 2020 October 22, 2020Seven passengers on passenger ship Costa Diadema (IMO 9636888) who disembarked on October 10th during only the second cruise to explore Palermo since Covid-19 struck, tested positive for ....
- International Group steps up pressure on crew change crisis October 21, 2020The International Group has said that it and its 13 constituent P&I Clubs were becoming "extremely concerned" about the effect on the mental well-being of seafarers as a result of their ...
- Environmental concerns over cargo ship Maa’s running aground October 21, 2020The grounding of general cargo ship Maa (IMO 9557331) near Tenneti Park in Visakhapatnam, Bay of Bengal, India, has caused concern among environmentalists and shipping experts. Some 40 ....