Black Sea Shipping Costs Rise on Higher War Risk Insurance, Reinsurer Exclusions January 6, 2023 By Jonathan Saul Costs for hiring ships to transport commodities from the Black Sea have risen by more than a fifth since the...
Ship Insurers to Cancel War Risk Cover for Russia, Ukraine Following Reinsurer Exit December 28, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Jonathan Saul Ship insurers said they are canceling war risk cover across Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, following an exit from the region...
Russia Oil Sanctions Fuel Boom for Old Tankers December 6, 2022 By Julia Payne and Jonathan Saul The market for old oil tankers is booming, and it’s all down to efforts by Western nations to curb trade...
Insurers Stop Offering Cargo Insurance for Ukraine Grains Shipments: Sources November 2, 2022 By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn Insurers are no longer offering new cargo insurance cover for shipments out of Ukraine through a U.N.-backed safe corridor after...
Re/Insurers Grapple With How to Respond to Claims From Nord Stream Pipeline Blasts October 25, 2022 By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn With the mystery of the blasts that destroyed undersea gas pipelines between Russia and Germany unsolved, Nord Stream 1’s insurers...
Russia Poised to Largely Circumvent G-7 Oil Price Cap, Insurance Restrictions October 21, 2022 By Noah Browning, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Jonathan Saul Russia can access enough tankers to ship most of its oil beyond the reach of a new G-7 price cap,...
Insurers Get Safety Assurances for Ships Exporting Ukraine Grain Through Black Sea August 9, 2022 By Jonathan Saul and Michelle Nichols Ships exporting Ukraine grain through the Black Sea will be protected by a 10 nautical mile buffer zone, according to...
London Insurance Sector Readies $50M Ukraine Grain Cargo Cover August 4, 2022 By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn The London insurance sector is preparing to cover Ukrainian grains and fertilizer shipments through a secure corridor, voyages that may...
Insurers Weigh Covering Ukraine Grain Shipments After Deal to Re-open Black Sea Ports July 25, 2022 By Jonathan Saul A number of insurance underwriters are interested in providing cover for grain shipments from Ukraine after an agreement was reached...
Russian Oil Tankers Get Their Safety Certification From India via Dubai Company June 23, 2022 By Nidhi Verma and Jonathan Saul India is providing safety certification for dozens of ships managed by a Dubai subsidiary of top Russian shipping group Sovcomflot,...