Oil Tankers Rocked by Mystery Blasts After Trips to Russia February 20, 2025 By Alex Longley At least four oil tankers have been hit with explosions so far this year — all of them having visited...
Denmark to Intensify Scrutiny of Russia Shadow-Fleet Tankers February 6, 2025 By Sanne Wass and Alex Longley Denmark will ramp up inspections of ships transporting Russian oil through its narrow straits, in an effort to protect the...
Houthis Say US and UK Ships Can Safely Take Red Sea Passage January 22, 2025 By Jack Wittels, Dana Khraiche and Alex Longley The Houthis said they will stop attacking US and UK vessels in the Red Sea area in response to the...
The Wartime Risk Insurers Making Fortunes Keeping Trade Moving January 6, 2025 By Alex Longley Inside faceless office buildings scattered around London, a niche corner of the insurance market is keeping hundreds of billions of...
The Secretive World of Russian Oil Tanker Insurance Revealed October 22, 2024 By Alex Longley One of the energy market’s open questions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been who’s insuring the tankers moving Moscow’s...
UK Working to Challenge Russian Shadow Oil Tanker Insurance October 18, 2024 By Alex Longley The UK said three government bodies are working together to challenge Russian shadow fleet oil tankers if it perceives they...
Insurers Say Dark Fleet Oil Tankers Pose a Major Claims Risk September 18, 2024 By Alex Longley Marine insurance markets face significant risk from the growth of a shadow fleet of ships hauling oil from sanctioned producers...
Burning Houthi-Hit Oil Tanker Set for Fresh Rescue Effort September 13, 2024 By Alex Longley Specialist salvage teams are set to renew efforts to remove a blazing oil tanker that’s been stuck in the Red...
Fires Spotted on Red Sea Tanker Drifting With Oil on Board August 23, 2024 By Alex Longley and Jacob Reid The UK Navy said that three fires have been observed on a ship attacked in the Red Sea earlier this...
London-Based Ship Registry Helps Russia Oil Tankers Keep Running August 23, 2024 By Julian Lee and Alex Longley Three oil tankers that are under British sanctions for transporting Russian petroleum are sailing under the flag of a nation...