War and sanctions are taking an increasing toll on Syria’s vital sea-borne trade, with fewer vessels calling at its cargo...
Articles by Jonathan Saul
An attack by assailants on a container ship in the Suez Canal has heightened risks for merchant shipping using the...
Pirate attacks off West Africa’s mineral-rich Gulf of Guinea have almost doubled from last year and threaten to increase the...
A ban on European Union insurers covering Iranian oil exports has forced ship owners to fall back on new, untested...
A dramatic fall in pirate attacks off the Somali coast is forcing down the cost of piracy insurance for commercial...
Tougher action by international navies and the use of private armed guards on ships have more than halved the number...
Iran’s biggest tanker operator, NITC, has $1 billion in ship insurance cover to keep its fleet on the water and...
A widely expected ban on European insurance cover for Iranian oil exports from July 1 is threatening to curtail shipments...
Pre-emptive strikes by naval forces, the deployment of private armed guards and protective measures by ships helped to almost halve...
The cruise ship disaster off Italy’s coast is drawing fresh scrutiny to the gaps in international safety rules and standards...