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#1 Rise in Fires, Ukraine-Russia Fallout Top Concerns for Shipping Industry: Allianz Report
Jun 2 2023 // The maritime sector experienced fewer total losses of vessels in 2022 while the number of shipping incidents remained relatively consistent, according to a recent report. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS)...
#2 Ukraine Black Sea Attacks Signal Expanding War; Russia Insurance Costs Likely to Rise
Aug 7 2023 // The footprint of President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is growing fast after a weekend in which sea drones crippled a Russian naval vessel and an oil tanker. For the first time, the attacks put at risk...
#3 Russia Issues Warning to Any Ships Traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports
Jul 20 2023 // Russia warned that from Thursday any ships traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be seen as possibly carrying military cargoes, after Ukraine said it was setting up a temporary shipping route to try and...
#4 Russian Missile Strike on Merchant Ship Threatens Ukraine’s Exports
Nov 9 2023 // A Russian missile strike on a commercial ship at a major Ukrainian Black Sea port is adding to risks for commodity exports just as farmers in the war-battered nation are in the midst of this year’s harvest. A...
#5 Aon, Lloyd’s and Vienna Insurance Group to Provide Re/Insurance for Ukraine Recovery
Jun 21 2023 // Aon, Lloyd’s and Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) announced they are collaborating to provide foreign re/insurance capacity to support Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction. As part of the UK-Ukraine Private...
#6 Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Danube Port. Kyiv Says Aim Is to Intimidate Insurers, Shippers.
Aug 3 2023 // Russia attacked Ukraine’s main inland port across the Danube River from Romania on Wednesday, sending global food prices higher as it ramped up its use of force to prevent Ukraine from exporting grain. The drone...
#7 Russian Hackers Lured Embassy Workers in Ukraine With Fake Used-Car Advert
Jul 12 2023 // Hackers suspected of working for Russia’s foreign intelligence agency targeted dozens of diplomats at embassies in Ukraine with a fake used car advert in a bid to break into their computers, according to a...
#8 War in Ukraine Prompts Hike in Cyber Attacks on German Businesses
Jun 12 2023 // More than one in 10 German companies were the victim of a cyberattack last year, according to a new study, with the war in Ukraine prompting a steep increase in hacking in Europe’s largest economy. In a survey...
#9 From Ukraine to Taiwan, Satellite Firms Wrangle With Geopolitics in Space
Oct 6 2023 // If China attempts to cut Taiwan off from the world by severing more than a dozen undersea cables that connect it to the internet, large numbers of fast-moving low Earth orbit satellites will be critical to maintaining...
#10 Ukraine Plea to Keep Grain Moving Clashes With Reality Facing Insurers, Shippers
Jul 19 2023 // Ukraine is pushing for grain exports to continue from key ports following Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal. Insurers and shippers aren’t so sure. Russia’s termination of the pact this...
#11 Nearly 30 Ships Drop Anchor Near Ukraine’s Crucial Izmail Port After Russian Air Strikes
Jul 25 2023 // Almost 30 ships dropped anchor near Ukraine’s crucial Izmail port terminal after Russia destroyed grain warehouses on the Danube River on Monday, data showed, although it was unclear exactly what had caused them to...
#12 Ukraine Cargo Insurance Policy Suspended After Russia Quits Grain Deal: Marsh
Jul 18 2023 // A cargo insurance facility providing cover for Ukraine grain shipments via a safe sea corridor has been suspended after Russia quit the United Nations-backed agreement, broker Marsh said on Tuesday. Moscow has withdrawn...
#13 Ukraine’s Top Mobile Network Operator Hit by Biggest Cyber Attack of War to Date
Dec 12 2023 // Ukraine’s biggest mobile network operator said it hoped to restore operations by Wednesday after coming under what appeared to be the largest cyberattack since Russia launched its war on the country in February...
#14 Russian Hackers Were Inside Ukraine Telecoms Giant for Months: Cyber Spy Chief
Jan 4 2024 // Russian hackers were inside Ukrainian telecoms giant Kyivstar’s system from at least May last year in a cyberattack that should serve as a “big warning” to the West, Ukraine’s cyber spy chief told...
#15 Ukraine Weighs Using New Black Sea Export Corridor for Grain Shipments
Aug 21 2023 // Ukraine is considering using its newly tested wartime Black Sea export corridor for grain shipments after the first successful evacuation of a vessel along the route last week, a senior agricultural official said on...
#16 Update: Ukraine Launches Grain Insurance Program With Marsh McLennan, Lloyd’s
Nov 15 2023 // Ukraine is starting an insurance program with broker Marsh McLennan and Lloyd’s of London to provide cover for grain vessels sailing from Ukraine’s deep-sea ports, just days after a ship was hit by a Russian...
#17 Companies in Ukraine See Problems Pile Up; Insurance Issues Make Matters Worse
Feb 29 2024 // German supermarket chain Metro and its 3,400 employees in Ukraine have worked hard to get their business back to where it was before Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago. After a sales slump of 10.4% in 2022...
#18 In Ukraine’s Bombarded Ports, Ship Buyers Scout for Deals
Mar 15 2024 // Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, nearly 50 merchant ships have been languishing in its waters, stuck in ports too dangerous to sail from. But while these ships have not moved, some of their owners have changed,...
#19 Ukraine’s Risky Bet on Black Sea Shipping Corridor Pays Off as Ships Stream Into Ports
Oct 18 2023 // A steady stream of ships is hauling grain and metals from Ukraine a month after the first inbound vessel sailed through its new shipping corridor in the Black Sea in defiance of Russian threats. More than 30 vessels have...
#20 Ukraine in Talks With Marsh on War Risk Insurance for Air Transport
Jan 15 2024 // Ukraine is discussing military risk insurance for air transportation with insurance broker Marsh and consulting firm Oliver Wyman, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council said on Friday. Air traffic over...
