Russian Missile Hits Fourth Cargo Ship in Ukraine This Month October 15, 2024 By Olesia Safronova and Áine Quinn A Russian missile hit a fourth cargo ship in Ukraine this month, as the Kremlin ramps up its attacks on...
Russian Commodities Aren’t Safe in Red Sea as Houthis Attack July 26, 2024 By Alex Longley, Eleanor Thornber and Áine Quinn Yemen’s Houthi militants have attacked more merchant ships hauling Russian commodities than products from anywhere else in the world, highlighting...
Chinese Ships Get Cheaper Insurance to Navigate Red Sea February 7, 2024 By Alex Longley and Áine Quinn Chinese-owned merchant ships are getting hefty discounts on their insurance when sailing through the Red Sea, another sign of how...
Insurers Seek to Exclude US, UK Ships From Red Sea Coverage January 17, 2024 By Alex Longley and Áine Quinn Some ship insurers are starting to avoid covering US and UK merchant ships against war risks when they navigate the...
Attacks on Red Sea Shipping Menace 12% of Global Trade as War Risk Premiums Rise December 6, 2023 By Alex Longley and Áine Quinn Fresh attacks on vessels in the Red Sea are raising insurance premiums for ships in the region and menacing commerce...
Update: Ukraine Launches Grain Insurance Program With Marsh McLennan, Lloyd’s November 15, 2023 By Áine Quinn, Volodymyr Verbianyi and Max Reyes Ukraine is starting an insurance program with broker Marsh McLennan and Lloyd’s of London to provide cover for grain vessels...
Ukraine’s Risky Bet on Black Sea Shipping Corridor Pays Off as Ships Stream Into Ports October 18, 2023 By Áine Quinn and Kateryna Chursina A steady stream of ships is hauling grain and metals from Ukraine a month after the first inbound vessel sailed...
Ukraine Grain Now Relies on a River That’s Drying in the Drought July 21, 2023 By Megan Durisin and Áine Quinn The threat of Russian aggression towards Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and ships will force the country to export its enormous...
Ukraine Plea to Keep Grain Moving Clashes With Reality Facing Insurers, Shippers July 19, 2023 By Áine Quinn and Selcan Hacaoglu Ukraine is pushing for grain exports to continue from key ports following Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal....
As Ukraine Grain Deadline Approaches, Pact Is Already Nearly Broken July 7, 2023 By Megan Durisin and Áine Quinn Global leaders are racing to salvage an international deal to allow Ukraine’s grain shipments by sea before it expires in...