Political Risk, Credit & Finance
The latest changes in political risk, credit, finance that effect the marine insurance market.
- Ports operating normally after Guinea Bissau “putsch” December 1, 2025On Wednesday November 26th the president of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, said that there had been a military revolution and that he had been overthrown and arrested ....
- MSC and BlackRock bid for Hutchison’s Barcelona terminal faces EU probe: report December 1, 2025BlackRock and MSC’s bid for CK Hutchison’s terminal at Barcelona port will be held up by an investigation by EU antitrust regulators, reported Reuters, citing an unnamed person with direct .....
- Lloyd’s grants approval for Ariel Re Syndicate 2006 December 1, 2025Lloyd’s has approved formally the establishment and management of Ariel Re Syndicate 2006, Ariel Re Managing Agency Ltd announced late last week. Effective immediately, the syndicate has ....
- Cook Islands’ relations with New Zealand strained by flag registry December 1, 2025The government of New Zealand has become increasingly frustrated by the actions of semi-independent territory, the Cook Islands, which has outsourced its maritime registry to a private firm ....
- New company in China will manage cruise ships November 28, 2025Various initiatives have been launched by the China Tourism Group with the intention of boosting the country’s cruise ship market. This will include consolidating the management of various ....
- Still prudent to insert terms relating to China and US trades, says NorthStandard November 28, 2025NorthStandard has advised members that, notwithstanding the one year “truce” on port charges agreed by the US and China, effective November 10th 2025, “in most cases it would be prudent ....
- Action taken in Algeciras against alleged polluting ferry November 28, 2025The Maritime Authority of Algeciras has said that it had opened administrative sanction proceedings against Balearia for alleged pollution emitted by high-speed ferry passenger / vehicle ....
- Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority: Fees and Fines November 28, 2025Correspondent Budd Ghana has noted that the Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority (GPHA) has published an updated, comprehensive list of operating fees, tolls, and fines applicable to all stakeholders ....
- US Treasury says sanctions on Rosneft, Lukoil cut Russian oil revenue November 28, 2025The US Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFSC) has claimed that US sanctions against Russian oil majors Rosneft and Lukoil had already reduced Russian oil revenues and that ....
- Belgium national strike hits ports, inland shipping November 27, 2025The three main unions in Belgium came together yesterday November 26th to bring to a new level a series of strikes that have taken place in the country over the past 10 months. The unions in ....