Efforts to Tackle Somali Piracy Paying Off Says IMB July 17, 2012 By Jonathan Saul Tougher action by international navies and the use of private armed guards on ships have more than halved the number...
Iran Tanker Firm Says it Insured Ships Despite Sanctions June 13, 2012 By Jonathan Saul Iran’s biggest tanker operator, NITC, has $1 billion in ship insurance cover to keep its fleet on the water and...
Iran Oil Costs to Surge with EU Ship Insurance Ban March 29, 2012 By Jonathan Saul and Myles Neligan A widely expected ban on European insurance cover for Iranian oil exports from July 1 is threatening to curtail shipments...
Navy Actions Reduce Somali Pirate Hijackings: Maritime Bureau January 19, 2012 By Jonathan Saul Pre-emptive strikes by naval forces, the deployment of private armed guards and protective measures by ships helped to almost halve...
Ship Disaster Unlikely to Prompt Quick Safety Changes January 19, 2012 By Ben Berkowitz and Jonathan Saul The cruise ship disaster off Italy’s coast is drawing fresh scrutiny to the gaps in international safety rules and standards...
Official Says Germany Wants Armed Guards on Europe Ships August 23, 2011 By Henning Gloystein and Jonathan Saul Germany plans to lobby other European Union countries to allow the deployment of private armed guards on their merchant ships...
London’s Marine Insurers Say Libya to Stay on ‘High Risk’ List August 22, 2011 By Jonathan Saul There is no immediate prospect of Libya being removed from a list of areas deemed high risk by London’s marine...
Marine Insurers Add Benin to Risk List after Attacks August 8, 2011 By Jonathan Saul London’s marine insurance market has added Benin to a list of areas deemed high risk due to an escalation of...
Marine Security Firms Set Ethics Code in Battle against Piracy May 9, 2011 By Jonathan Saul Maritime security firms have come together to create a code of conduct and ethics, prompted by alarm over the rising...
London Ship Insurers Add Libya to ‘High-risk’ List March 4, 2011 By Jonathan Saul London’s marine insurance market has added Libya to a list of areas deemed high risk as violence escalates in Africa’s...