Captain of Container Ship That Crashed Near UK Was Russian March 13, 2025 By Alex Longley, Jack Wittels and Alex Wickham The captain of the Solong container ship that crashed near the UK is a Russian national, the ship’s owner said....
Unexplained Ship Collision off UK Coast Triggers Race for Clues March 12, 2025 By Jonathan Saul A collision involving a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military and a container ship off Britain’s coast is...
Stricken Oil Tanker in North Sea Smolders With Hole in Side March 11, 2025 By Alex Longley and Jack Wittels A US oil tanker that was struck by a container ship in the North Sea on Monday was smoldering with...
Toxic Waste That Set Off Global Outcry Seized by Albania’s Prosecutors October 30, 2024 By K. Oanh Ha Albanian prosecutors ordered that containers filled with suspected hazardous industrial waste be seized after the cargo was forced to return...
Viewpoint: East Coast Port Strike: Insurance and Risk Management Implications October 1, 2024 By Tom Ptacek, JD and Zoi Fanourgiakis As it has many times before, the International Longshore Association (ILA) threatened a strike, beginning October 1, that would shut...
Toxic Waste Bound for Thailand on Maersk, MSC Cargo Vessels to Return to Europe August 16, 2024 By K. Oanh Ha Shipping containers bound for Thailand allegedly filled with tons of hazardous industrial waste from Albania are now slated to return...
Thailand Races to Stop Toxic Waste Cargo on MSC, Maersk Ships August 13, 2024 By K. Oanh Ha Thai authorities are racing to stop about 100 shipping containers allegedly filled with hazardous industrial waste from Albania reaching the...
Ukraine Boosts Grain Exports Despite Intensified Russian Attacks August 12, 2024 By Pavel Polityuk, Jonathan Saul and Tom Balmforth Ukraine is scrambling to ship as much grain as it can this summer, taking advantage of military gains it has...
Claim on Seized Hemp Shipment Barred, Showing Trickiness of Coverage August 1, 2024 By William Rabb International treaties preempt state-based legal actions, giving an air transport company an escape from claims on what a hemp producer...
Markets/Coverages: Loadsure Launches Motor Truck Cargo Insurance February 13, 2024 Loadsure, the London-based insurtech MGA, announced the launch of motor truck cargo insurance, a data-powered insurance product, purpose-built for the...