Ship Insurers’ Exodus From Russia-Ukraine Risks Gathers Momentum December 29, 2022 By Alex Longley and Alaric Nightingale A host of shipping insurers altered their policies for 2023 to exclude claims linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine, a...
Exxon Avoids Hiring Tankers That Previously Transported Russian Oil December 21, 2022 By Asad Zulfiqar and Alex Longley Exxon Mobil Corp., is avoiding hiring oil tankers that previously carried cargoes from Russia, putting itself in the same camp...
Ship Reinsurers to Cease Covering War-Related Risks Related to Conflict in Ukraine December 16, 2022 By Steven Arons, Áine Quinn and Alex Longley Some of the biggest names in ship reinsurance are days away from ceasing to cover key war-related risks for vessels...
Insurance-Related Oil Tanker Backlog Starts to Clear in Turkey’s Vital Shipping Strait December 12, 2022 By Alex Longley and Alaric Nightingale A backlog of tankers waiting to haul oil through Turkey’s vital shipping straits appeared to start clearing, offering hope that...
Millions of Barrels of Oil Stuck Near Turkey on Sanctions-Related Insurance Glitch December 8, 2022 By Alex Longley, Sherry Su and Christopher Condon A backlog of oil tankers at the Turkish straits continues to build up as negotiations failed to produce a solution...
Turkey’s Proof-of-Insurance Rule Ensnares Russian Oil Shipments December 6, 2022 By Alex Longley Oil shipments from Russia and Kazakhstan are getting ensnared in a Turkish government rule to provide proof that tankers are...
Here’s What You Need to Know About Russia Oil Sanctions, Effective Dec. 5 December 5, 2022 By Alex Longley After months of planning and negotiations, the biggest tranche of sanctions on Russian oil to date take effect on Monday....
Turkey to Demand Oil Tankers Have Proof of Insurance, Adding Teeth to Russia Sanctions November 17, 2022 By Alex Longley, Ugur Yilmaz and Ercan Ersoy Turkey warned the world’s oil shippers they will need to prove they’re insured to cross the country’s vital straits, a...
Insurers Still Unclear How G-7 Sanctions on Russian Crude Oil Cargoes Will Work October 24, 2022 By Alex Longley Just six weeks before European Union sanctions on Russian oil come into effect, insurers are still unclear as to exactly...
Scope of EU Ban on Russian Coal and Fertilizers Jolts Insurers August 15, 2022 By Alex Longley and Alberto Nardelli The European Union jolted insurers and shippers by clarifying that a ban on EU entities servicing exports of Russian coal...