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.
- Ship casualties look likely from Beirut blast August 6, 2020At least four ships – Jouri (IMO 9174475) City of Rome (IMO 9174763) Raouf H (IMO 8325535) and Mero Star IMO 8321682) could have been moored in the vicinity of Tuesday's massive explosion in ....
- Norway stops larger cruise ships disembarking after Covid-19 cases August 5, 2020Norway has temporarily banned all cruise ships with more than 100 people on board from disembarking. The announcement was made on Monday August 3rd after an outbreak of Covid-19 ....
- Security guard hi-jacks drybulk carrier that he was meant to be protecting August 5, 2020A security guard who was involved in a pay dispute hi-jacked the drybulker Jaeger, and its crew. After a stand-off that lasted nearly three days, US-based ship operator Eagle Bulk Shipping ....
- US sanctions in respect of Nord Stream 2 / Turk Stream gas projects August 5, 2020The US Government has for some time applied sanctions in respect of certain European energy programmes in which Russia plays a significant role. The National Defense Authorisation Act ....
- Inter-Club Agreement: Validity of written notification August 5, 2020The latest London Arbitration 3/20 has clarified that the written notification of the Cargo Claim under clause (6) of the Inter-Club NYPE Agreement 1996 and its amendment in 2011 does not have ....
- Arctic sea ice level reach record low – ships arrive August 5, 2020The Northern Sea Route is now completely open, reports the Barents Observer. There has been a spike in shipping along the remote Russian Arctic shipping route as a result of sea ice ....
- Inadequate maintenance led to engine room fire, says TSB August 5, 2020A dangerous fire aboard container ship MOL Prestige (IMO 9321029) in 2018 was caused by inadequate maintenance, Canada's Transportation Safety Bureau (TSB) has concluded ....
- Marine accident round-up : 5th August 2020 August 5, 2020Swells around grounded bulk carrier Wakashio (IMO 9337119) off Mauritius has led to increased vigilance. Ocean water has been battering Mauritian waters since early on August 2nd ....
- Several vessels near to location of huge explosion in port of Beirut August 5, 2020A massive explosion struck the port of Beirut in the early evening of Tuesday August 4th. Lloyds List Intelligence and Marine Traffic listed the following vessels ....
- Passengers and crew on Roald Amundsen test positive for Covid-19 August 4, 2020At least 40 passengers and crew from cruise ship Roald Amundsen (IMO 9813072) have now tested positive for Covid-19. Norwegian public health officials said on Sunday night that they were ....