Retail Marine Insurance
Covering news from the retail marine business including claims on yachts and super-yachts.
- Passenger vessel grounding shows risks of Arctic travel June 14, 2021An investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has determined that voyage planning in the Canadian Arctic "has unique risks that require additional mitigation measures in ....
- No change to cruise lines’ sailing plans despite new Covid-19 cases June 14, 2021Royal Caribbean Group and Carnival Corp have said that they will be pushing ahead with their planned schedules for a return to cruises this summer, despite two guests on Royal Caribbean’s ....
- Mardi Gras first cruise confirmed by Carnival June 14, 2021Carnival Cruise Line has laid out plans for the next wave of the summer restart of guest operations, including the first cruise for Mardi Gras (IMO 9837444) and the return of additional ships in ....
- Texas bans vaccine passports, potentially damaging US plans for cruise restarts June 13, 2021The legal complexities of restarting cruise operations from the US continue to become further entangled. With Florida locked in a legal case with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) over .....
- Standard Club reports 93% renewal rate on Strike & Delay June 11, 2021In a circular to all of its Strike & Delay class members, Standard Club has said that in the recent renewal, 93% of the membership renewed their Strike & Delay cover, with an overall .....
- Cruise around the UK barred from docking at Scottish port June 10, 2021An apparently routine resumption of the cruise industry in the UK involving a round-Britain tour for the MSC Virtuosa (IMO 9803625) hit an unforeseen barrier yesterday when the Scottish government ...
- Seastreak ferry runs aground in Brooklyn June 8, 2021Seastreak ferry Commodore (IMO 9842243), at 150ft in the length the largest in its fleet, ran aground in Bushwick Inlet, in Brooklyn, New York, during the afternoon of Saturday ....
- Protesters at Venice harbour try to block departure of MSC cruise ship June 8, 2021The first cruise ship to leave Venice since Covid-19 restrictions were eased set sail on Saturday June 5th, but the MSC Orchestra (IMO 9320099) faced protests from some of the local population ....
- Disney gets CDC permit to operate test cruise June 3, 2021Disney Cruise Line has been named the second cruise company to receive approval from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to operate a simulated cruise from a US port as ....
- Norwegian Cruise Line to redeploy eight more ships June 2, 2021Norwegian Cruise Line has said that it would be resuming operations from additional US and international ports during Q3 with eight more ships in service. They are the Norwegian Breakaway .....