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.
- US says PGSA would fund the IRGC, imposes sanctions May 29, 2026The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to its sanctions list, stating that it is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary .....
- Two more tankers move through the Strait of Hormuz May 29, 2026VLCC Eagle Veracruz (IMO: 9933626), carrying 2m barrels of crude loaded from Saudi Arabia in late February, is heading to Quanzhou port in the southeastern .....
- Russia Sanctions: New EU FAQs follow UK sanctions expansion May 29, 2026On May 20th 2026 the UK Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/543) along with an Explanatory Memorandum, came into force ....
- Marine round-up : 29th May 2026 May 29, 2026Drone attacks were reported on three tankers in the Black Sea on Thursday near Türkiye’s northern coast, shipping agency Tribeca said. The tanker James II (IMO 9253909 ) .....
- New CUO at Britannia as team is realigned May 28, 2026Helen Todd is being promoted to Chief Underwriting Officer, succeeding Simon Williams, who will take on a new role as Chief Commercial Officer, effective June .....
- At least two more tankers transit Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday / Wednesday May 28, 2026Oil tanker Hua Win Lan (IMO 9614086) was identified yesterday as transiting the Strait of Hormuz out of the Persian Gulf, en route from Port Rashid, UAE (departed May 17th) to Huizhou ....
- Supertanker struck off Oman identified as Olympic Life May 28, 2026The VLCC which suffered an explosion on Tuesday while it was about 60nm east of Muscat, Oman, has been identified as the Olympic Life (IMO 9844277) off Oman near Muscat ....
- MSC settles out of court over ship that went runaway May 28, 2026A settlement has been reached in a legal action that was pending, related to an incident in 2024 during which a containership, the MSC Michigan VII (IMO 9196864) lost control and sped ....
- IMO warns on piracy resurgence in western Indian ocean, Gulf of Aden May 28, 2026The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published a statement on the resurgence of piracy in the western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden region, noting that Somali ....
- Marine round-up : 28th May 2026 May 28, 2026The Swedish Club has launched a refreshed brand identity which it said reflected the organisation’s “continued evolution as a modern, forward-looking marine insurer serving the global ....