Ukraine’s Risky Bet on Black Sea Shipping Corridor Pays Off as Ships Stream Into Ports October 18, 2023 By Áine Quinn and Kateryna Chursina A steady stream of ships is hauling grain and metals from Ukraine a month after the first inbound vessel sailed...
Shipping Traffic Slows at Israel’s Ports as Insurance Premiums Soar October 11, 2023 By Jonathan Saul and Ari Rabinovitch Activity at Israel’s ports is slowing after Saturday’s attacks by Islamist group Hamas on towns close to Gaza, with the...
4 Billion Pieces of Paper Keep Global Trade Afloat but Fraud Fuels Push to Digitize October 4, 2023 By Archie Hunter They are relatively easy to fake. Frequently get lost. And can add huge amounts of time to any journey. Yet...
Freight Rates for Grain Exports via New Black Sea Corridor Fall Sharply, Ukraine Says October 2, 2023 By Pavel Polityuk A new corridor allowing cargo vessels to carry Ukrainian grain and iron ore from Black Sea ports has significantly lowered...
Insurtech MGA Loadsure Partners With WeatherOptics to Boost Cargo Risk Calculations September 27, 2023 Loadsure, the London-based insurtech and managing general agent, has partnered with WeatherOptics, a leading weather intelligence platform, with the aim...
Ship Insurance Facility Set Up for Ukraine Grain Exports, Broker Miller Says September 27, 2023 A new marine insurance facility for Ukrainian grain exports using the country’s sea corridor has been set up in conjunction...
Viewpoint: A New Risk Landscape Emerges for Global Maritime Industry September 21, 2023 By Dorothea Ioannou Executive Summary: The International Group of P&I Clubs offers a unique lens into the intricate web of maritime risk that...
Ukraine Says Second Ship to Sail From Odesa Reaches Romania August 28, 2023 By Aliaksandr Kudrytski A Liberian-flagged bulk carrier that was the second ship to sail from Odesa since Russia quit the Black Sea safe-transit...
Insurers Raise Premiums for Black Sea Oil Tankers as Tensions Mount: Traders August 23, 2023 Insurance companies have notified charterers of ships operating in Russia’s Black Sea ports of an increase in additional payments known...
Russia’s Flagship Oil Rises Above G-7 Sanctions Cap, but Does Little to Impede Services August 22, 2023 By Alex Longley The price of Russia’s flagship oil may have jumped above a Group of Seven imposed cap but that has done...