Retail Marine Insurance
Covering news from the retail marine business including claims on yachts and super-yachts.
- Russia-linked superyacht will be sold – proceeds will go to Ukraine December 8, 2022In an unusual diplomatic move related to western sanctions against Russia, it has been reported that the 92.5-metre superyacht Royal Romance (IMO 1012268), valued at about $200m pre-sanctions .....
- Passenger dies on cruise ship returning from Antarctica December 5, 2022Cruise ship Viking Polaris (IMO 9863209) was reported to have been hit by a large wave when south of Cape Horn, Drake Passage, late on November 29th, en route to Ushuaia, southern Argentina .....
- Grand Princess skips New South Wales stop amid Covid worries December 5, 2022Princess Cruises ship Grand Princess (IMO 9104005) has become the latest cruise vessel in the Antipodes to experience a significant outbreak of Covid-19. The vessel bypassed a scheduled stop ....
- Mitsui OSK plans new cruise ships as it seeks to diversify business December 5, 2022Japan-based Mitsui OSK. Lines (MOL) is reported to be looking for new avenues of growth, and this could include investing in its currently low-key passenger/cruise ship business. MOL is not ......
- Helsinki Shipyard starts tender for incomplete sanctioned cruise ship December 2, 2022Helsinki Shipyard has launched a tender for the sale of an expedition cruise ship the yard is building for Swan Hellenic – the third of its type. “Cruise ship hull no. 518” is being sold .....
- Genting World Dream coming up for auction December 2, 2022A 2016-built, 150,695 gt cruise ship from a top shipbuilder could be yours. The Singapore Sheriff is putting the (Genting) World Dream up for ....
- Cruise ship diverted to Western Australia port after Covid outbreak November 30, 2022Cruise ship Queen Elizabeth (IMO 9477438) was diverted to Fremantle on November 26th after an outbreak of Covid on board. The vessel was en route from Sydney to Bali, with 2 .....
- Next two Prima-Class Norwegian Cruise Line Ships face delays November 29, 2022The next two Prima-class ships for Norwegian Cruise Line, which will be the third and fourth in total, are set to be delayed for several months. The reasons were attributed to a .....
- Turkish jewellery tycoon declared dead after cruise ship disappearance November 18, 2022Dilek Ertek, the owner of the Turkish arm of Tiffany’s jewellery empire, has been declared dead after he fell from Norwegian Spirit (IMO 9141065) on October 26th into the waters of the .....
- Japan reopens ports to international cruises November 17, 2022Only a week after Taiwan reopened its ports to international cruises, albeit with a range of restrictions in place that have become unfamiliar to holidaymakers in the west, Japan has .....